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Documentary

4 Little Girls

- On that Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine

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.

Release Date : 1997-07-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Four Little Girls

Cast

Maxine McNair

Character Name : Self - Mother of Denise McNair

Original Name : Maxine McNair

Gender : Female

Chris McNair

Character Name : Self - Father of Denise McNair

Original Name : Chris McNair

Gender : Male

Helen Pegues

Character Name : Self - Denise's Aunt

Original Name : Helen Pegues

Gender : Male

Queen Nunn

Character Name : Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair

Original Name : Queen Nunn

Gender : Male

Arthur Hanes Jr.

Character Name : Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss

Original Name : Arthur Hanes Jr.

Gender : Male

Howell Raines

Character Name : Self - New York Times Editor

Original Name : Howell Raines

Gender : Male

Harold McNair

Character Name : Self - Denise's Uncle

Original Name : Harold McNair

Gender : Male

Carole C. Smitherman

Character Name : Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Carole C. Smitherman

Gender : Female

Wamo Reed Robertson

Character Name : Self - Carole's Aunt

Original Name : Wamo Reed Robertson

Gender : Female

Dianne Braddock

Character Name : Self - Carole's Sister

Original Name : Dianne Braddock

Gender : Female

Carolyn Lee Brown

Character Name : Self - Carole's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Carolyn Lee Brown

Gender : Male

Alpha Robertson

Character Name : Self - Mother of Carole Robertson

Original Name : Alpha Robertson

Gender : Male

Wyatt Tee Walker

Character Name : Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC

Original Name : Wyatt Tee Walker

Gender : Male

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

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

Original Name : Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Gender : Male

Florence Terrell

Character Name : Self - School Teacher

Original Name : Florence Terrell

Gender : Female

Gwendolyn White

Character Name : Self - School Teacher

Original Name : Gwendolyn White

Gender : Female

Doris Lockhart

Character Name : Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley

Original Name : Doris Lockhart

Gender : Female

Gerald Colbert

Character Name : Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor

Original Name : Gerald Colbert

Gender : Male

Freeman Hrabowski III

Character Name : Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Freeman Hrabowski III

Gender : Male

Shirley Wesley King

Character Name : Self - Cynthia's Sister

Original Name : Shirley Wesley King

Gender : Female

Carolyn M. McKinstry

Character Name : Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Carolyn M. McKinstry

Gender : Female

David J. Vann

Character Name : Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham

Original Name : David J. Vann

Gender : Male

Bill Baxley

Character Name : Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama

Original Name : Bill Baxley

Gender : Male

Albert Boutwell

Character Name : Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)

Original Name : Albert Boutwell

Gender : Male

Andrew Young

Character Name : Self - SCLC

Original Name : Andrew Young

Gender : Male

Taylor Branch

Character Name : Self - Author

Original Name : Taylor Branch

Gender : Male

Nadean S. Williams

Character Name : Self - Music Teacher

Original Name : Nadean S. Williams

Gender : Male

Janie Gaines

Character Name : Self - Addie Mae's Sister

Original Name : Janie Gaines

Gender : Male

Rhonda Nunn Thomas

Character Name : Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Rhonda Nunn Thomas

Gender : Male

James Bevel

Character Name : Self - SCLC

Original Name : James Bevel

Gender : Male

Tommy Wrenn

Character Name : Self - SCLC

Original Name : Tommy Wrenn

Gender : Male

George Wallace

Character Name : Self

Original Name : George Wallace

Gender : Male

Nicholas Katzenbach

Character Name : Self - Former US Attorney General

Original Name : Nicholas Katzenbach

Gender : Male

Billie Harris

Character Name : Self - Funeral Home Director

Original Name : Billie Harris

Gender : Male

Ricky Powell

Character Name : Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Ricky Powell

Gender : Male

Lillie Brown

Character Name : Self - SCLC

Original Name : Lillie Brown

Gender : Female

Ossie Davis

Character Name : Self - Actor and Playwright

Original Name : Ossie Davis

Gender : Male

Mahalia Jackson

Character Name : Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)

Original Name : Mahalia Jackson

Gender : Female

Barbara Nunn

Character Name : Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Barbara Nunn

Gender : Female

John Cross

Character Name : Self - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church

Original Name : John Cross

Gender : Male

Barbara Cross

Character Name : Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross

Original Name : Barbara Cross

Gender : Female

Morris Marshall

Character Name : Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Member

Original Name : Morris Marshall

Gender : Male

Junie Collins

Character Name : Self - Addie Mae's Sister

Original Name : Junie Collins

Gender : Female

Diane Nash

Character Name : Self - SCLC

Original Name : Diane Nash

Gender : Female

Faye Davis

Character Name : Self - Carole's Childhood Friend

Original Name : Faye Davis

Gender : Female

Coretta Scott King

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Coretta Scott King

Gender : Female

Walter Cronkite

Character Name : Self - Special Correspondent CBS News

Original Name : Walter Cronkite

Gender : Male

Bill Cosby

Character Name : Self - Educator

Original Name : Bill Cosby

Gender : Male

Jesse Jackson

Character Name : Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Original Name : Jesse Jackson

Gender : Male

Reggie White

Character Name : Self - Green Bay Packers

Original Name : Reggie White

Gender : Male

Ralph Abernathy

Character Name : Self - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Abernathy

Gender : Male

David Brinkley

Character Name : Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : David Brinkley

Gender : Male

Addie Mae Collins

Character Name : Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Addie Mae Collins

Gender : Female

James Farmer

Character Name : Self - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : James Farmer

Gender : Male

Martin Luther King Jr.

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Luther King Jr.

Gender : Male

Spike Lee

Character Name : Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Spike Lee

Gender : Male

Denise McNair

Character Name : Self (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Denise McNair

Gender : Female

Cynthia Wesley

Character Name : Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Cynthia Wesley

Gender : Female

Carole Rosamond Robertson

Character Name : Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Carole Rosamond Robertson

Gender : Female

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