Movie
Rustin
Overview
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-11-03
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Higher Ground, Bold Choices
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin
- Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph
- Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins
- Gus Halper as Tom
- Johnny Ramey as Elias Taylor
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
- Michael Potts as Cleve Robinson
- Audra McDonald as Ella Baker
- Jeffrey Wright as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
- Lilli Kay as Rachelle
- Jordan-Amanda Hall as Charlene
Crew
- George C. Wolfe - Director
- Dustin Lance Black - Screenplay
- Julian Breece - Screenplay
- Julian Breece - Story
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