The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic struggle to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

The film tracks a dangerous and terrifying three month campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr. which culminated in the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The campaign galvanized American public opinion and persuaded President Johnson to introduce the Voting Rights Act, protecting African-Americans' right to vote.

Directed by Ava DuVernay

starring
David Oyelowo (as Martin Luther King Jr.)
Tom Wilkinson (as President Lyndon B. Johnson)
Carmen Ejogo (Coretta King)
Tim Roth (as Governor George Wallace)
and Oprah Winfrey (as Annie Lee Cooper).
Director:
Ava DuVernay

written by Paul Webb

produced by
Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Films)
Christian Colson (Cloud Eight Films)
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (Plan B).

Executive producers: Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Cameron McCracken (for Pathé) and Nan Morales

Cinematographer: Bradford Young
Production designer: Mark Friedberg
Costume designer: Ruth E. Carter


Cast:
Giovanni Ribisi
Tim Roth
Colman Domingo
Omar Dorsey
Common
Carmen Ejogo
Tom Wilkinson
David Oyelowo

Will open in cinemas (USA) on 6 February 2015
Will open in cinemas (France) on 11 March 2015

Source:
www.pathe.co.uk/newslist.aspx