USA,
1997, 102 min
Directed by:
Spike LeeCinematography:
Ellen KurasComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Ossie Davis, Walter Cronkite, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King, George Wallace, Mahalia Jackson (a.f.), Spike Lee, David Brinkley (a.f.)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
On Sunday, September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls. The crime shocked the nation - and was a defining moment in the history of America's civil rights movement. Filmmaker Spike Lee tells the full story of the bombing, through heart-wrenching testimonials from surviving members of the victims' families and insights from political leadersĀ and others. (Home Box Office)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1998 - Best Documentary Feature
Critics Choice Awards
- 1998 - Best Documentary Feature