The Rosa Parks Story (2002) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Television movie about Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, the woman who inspired others when, exhausted after a long day at work, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Mrs. Parks was then arrested and jailed. Her courage and defiance led to the Montgomery bus

Cast & Crew

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Julie Dash

Angela Bassett

Rosa Mccauley Parks

Cicely Tyson

Peter Francis James

Dexter Scott King

Dr Martin Luther King Dr; Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Tonea Stewart

Johnny Carr--Adult

Film Details

Also Known As

Rosa Parks Story

Genre

Biography

Drama

Historical

Release Date

2002

Production Company

CBS Entertainment; Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Location

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

Television movie about Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, the woman who inspired others when, exhausted after a long day at work, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Mrs. Parks was then arrested and jailed. Her courage and defiance led to the Montgomery bus boycott, one of the most successful non-violent protests in American History. The stand-off ended only when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled bus segregation illegal.

Director

Julie Dash

Cast

Angela Bassett

Rosa Mccauley Parks

Cicely Tyson

Peter Francis James

Dexter Scott King

Dr Martin Luther King Dr; Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Tonea Stewart

Johnny Carr--Adult

Van Coulter

Afemo Omilami

Sonny Shroyer

Mike Pniewski

Charde' Manzy

Charles Black

Grandfather Edwards

Nick Latour

Older Boycott Man

Susan Mcconnell

1931 Store Manager

Timothy Parham

Gwen Waymon

Jo Ann Robinson

Susan Lydia Williams

Stephanie Astalos-jones

Patsy Benson

Johnnie Carr

Older Boycott Woman

Ron Clinton Smith

Janelle Cochrane

William E Colvin

Polly Craig

Helen Ingebritsen

Charlie Hudson

Young Boycott Man

Jeana Jogniac

Tori Jones

Martha B Knighton

Horace Lamar

Young Sylvester

Ronald Mccall

Chris Mixon

Bob Paisley

Bob Penny

Judge John Scott

Carl Pittman

Ginnie Randall

Eastern Star Woman

Latoya Simone-howell

Young Johnnie Carr

Chinera Smith

Anthony Sweeting

Slayton Underwood

Pacey Walker

Chalethia Williams

Wesley Yates

Young Council Boy

Crew

Barbara Abseck

Angela Bassett

Co-Executive Producer

Howard Braunstein

Executive Producer

Douglas Brinkley

Jaki Brown-karman

Feda Campbell

Christian Carruthers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mayling Cheng

Production Designer

Yvonne Chotzen

Executive Producer

David Claessen

Director Of Photography

Joseph Conlan

Shirley Fulton Crumley

Pearl Devers

Willis Edwards

Executive Producer

Michael Jaffe

Executive Producer

William Jenner

Executive Producer

Susan J Marks

Wendy Hallam Martin

Karen Perry

Costume Designer

Paris Qualles

Christine Sacani

Patricia Saphier

Executive In Charge

Elaine Eason Steele

Tonea Stewart

Associate Producer

Andrew Tay

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Todd B Warren

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Film Details

Also Known As

Rosa Parks Story

Genre

Biography

Drama

Historical

Release Date

2002

Production Company

CBS Entertainment; Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Location

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of two 2003 Image Awards, including Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Angela Bassett) and Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, from the NAACP.

Aired in United States February 24, 2002

Aired in United States January 21, 2003

Began shooting April 30, 2001.

Completed shooting May 25, 2001.

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