Boycott (2001)

Name: Boycott
Director: Clark Johnson
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2001-02-24
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder, Carmen Ejogo

History Drama TV Movie

Director: Clark Johnson

Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder, Carmen Ejogo

7.1

Runtime118 min

RatingPG

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This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Boycott (2001), directed by Clark Johnson, is a powerful historical drama that offers an intimate look at the Montgomery bus boycott led by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., as portrayed by the exceptional Jeffrey Wright. This film is a must-see for fans of gripping real-life stories that shed light on pivotal moments in the fight for equality.

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Boycott is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Clark Johnson, and starring Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King Jr. The film, based on the book Daybreak of Freedom by Stewart Burns, tells the story of the 1955–1956 Montgomery bus boycott. It won a Peabody Award in 2001 "for refusing to allow history to slip into 'the past.'"