poster

1997

(07/09/1997) (US)

Documentary, TV Movie,

1h 42m

72

User Score

On that Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine

Overview

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

1997

72

User Score

(07/09/1997) (US)

Documentary, TV Movie,

1h 42m

On that Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine

Overview

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

Cast

Maxine McNair

Maxine McNair

Self - Mother of Denise McNair

Chris McNair

Chris McNair

Self - Father of Denise McNair

Helen Pegues

Helen Pegues

Self - Denise's Aunt

Queen Nunn

Queen Nunn

Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair

Arthur Hanes Jr.

Arthur Hanes Jr.

Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss

Howell Raines

Howell Raines

Self - New York Times Editor

Harold McNair

Harold McNair

Self - Denise's Uncle

Carole C. Smitherman

Carole C. Smitherman

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Wamo Reed Robertson

Wamo Reed Robertson

Self - Carole's Aunt

Dianne Braddock

Dianne Braddock

Self - Carole's Sister

Carolyn Lee Brown

Carolyn Lee Brown

Self - Carole's Childhood Friend

Alpha Robertson

Alpha Robertson

Self - Mother of Carole Robertson

Wyatt Tee Walker

Wyatt Tee Walker

Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights

Florence Terrell

Florence Terrell

Self - School Teacher

Gwendolyn White

Gwendolyn White

Self - School Teacher

Doris Lockhart

Doris Lockhart

Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley

Gerald Colbert

Gerald Colbert

Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor

Freeman Hrabowski III

Freeman Hrabowski III

Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend

Shirley Wesley King

Shirley Wesley King

Self - Cynthia's Sister