Freedom Riders
2010 · Movie · Not Rated · 117 min · ★ 7.5
More than four hundred Americans take part in a bold, dangerous effort to challenge racial segregation and stir a complacent nation. By carrying out a simple, peaceful act, they confront entrenched social rules and force the country to reckon with what equality should look like.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-02-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (11 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a focused, revealing civil rights documentary built around real participants’ experiences; Not for you if you prefer lighter viewing or broad decade overviews like The Sixties.
Pros: historically important story; powerful firsthand voices; eye-opening learning | Cons: heavy subject matter; upsetting moments; limited broader context
Cast & crew
- RA
Raymond Arsenault
as Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'
- GH
Genevieve Houghton
as Self - Freedom Rider
- GC
Gordon Carey
as Self - Core staff
- DC
Derek Catsam
as Self - Historian
John Lewis
as Self - Freedom Rider
Diane Nash
as Self - Student, Fisk University
- CP
Charles Person
as Self - Freedom Rider
- SB
Sangernetta Gilbert Bush
as Self - Montgomery resident
John Seigenthaler
as Self - Nashville resident
- ET
Evan Thomas
as Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographer
Directed by Stanley Nelson