United States / Feb 01, 2010 / Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sangernetta Gilbert Bush | Self - Montgomery resident |
| John Seigenthaler | Self - Nashville resident |
| Evan Thomas | Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographer |
| John Patterson | Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963 |
| Clayborne Carson | Self - Historian |
| James Lawson | Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council |
| Jerry Ivor Moore | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Hank Thomas | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Moses Newson | Self - Journalist (as Moses J. Newson) |
| Mae F. Moultrie Howard | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Brandt Ayers | Self - Journalist |
| Janie Forsyth McKinney | Self - Anniston resident |
| Gary Thomas Rowe | Self - FBI informant |
| Diane McWhorter | Self - Writer |
| Ted Gaffney | Self - Photographer |
| Harris Wofford | Self - Assistant to President Kennedy |
| Jim Zwerg | Self - Exchange student, Fisk University |
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| Frederick Leonard | Self - Student, Tennessee State University |
| C.T. Vivian | Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council |
| Bernard LaFayette Jr. | Self - Student, American Baptist Theological Seminary |
| William Harbour | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Catherine Burks-Brooks | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Delores Boyd | Self - Montgomery resident |
| Tommy Giles | Self - Aide to governor Patterson |
| Joan Mulholland | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Ernest Patton Jr. | Self - Freedom Rider (as Ernest 'Rip' Patton Jr.) |
| Pauline Knight-Ofosu | Self - Freedom Rider |
| Israel Dresner | Self - Rabbi, Freedom Rider |
| Glenda Gaither Davis | Self - Freedom Rider |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Freedom Riders |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American Experience Films |
| Release date | 1 febbraio 2010 |
| Executive producer | Mark Samels |
| Production | Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant |
| Writer | Stanley Nelson |
| Editing | Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil |
| Assistant directors | Stanley Nelson |
Release dates
Premiere
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