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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Maxine McNair
- Self - Mother of Denise McNair
- Chris McNair
- Self - Father of Denise McNair
- Helen Pegues
- Self - Denise's Aunt
- Queen Nunn
- Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair
- Arthur Hanes Jr.
- Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
- Howell Raines
- Self - New York Times Editor
- Harold McNair
- Self - Denise's Uncle
- Carole C. Smitherman
- Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
- Wamo Reed Robertson
- Self - Carole's Aunt
- Dianne Braddock
- Self - Carole's Sister
- Carolyn Lee Brown
- Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
- Alpha Robertson
- Self - Mother of Carole Robertson
- Wyatt Tee Walker
- Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC
- Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
- Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
- Florence Terrell
- Self - School Teacher
- Gwendolyn White
- Self - School Teacher
- Doris Lockhart
- Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
- Gerald Colbert
- Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
- Freeman Hrabowski III
- Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
- Shirley Wesley King
- Self - Cynthia's Sister
- Carolyn M. McKinstry
- Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
- David J. Vann
- Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham
- Bill Baxley
- Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama
- Albert Boutwell
- Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham
- Andrew Young
- Self - SCLC
- Taylor Branch
- Self - Author
- Nadean S. Williams
- Self - Music Teacher
- Janie Gaines
- Self - Addie Mae's Sister
- Rhonda Nunn Thomas
- Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
- James Bevel
- Self - SCLC
- Tommy Wrenn
- Self - SCLC
- George Wallace
- Self
- Nicholas Katzenbach
- Self - Former US Attorney General
- Billie Harris
- Self - Funeral Home Director
- Ricky Powell
- Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
- Lillie Brown
- Self - SCLC
- Ossie Davis
- Self - Actor and Playwright
- Mahalia Jackson
- Self - During March on Washington
- Barbara Nunn
- Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
- John Cross
- Self - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church
- Barbara Cross
- Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross
- Morris Marshall
- Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
- Junie Collins
- Self - Addie Mae's Sister
- Diane Nash
- Self - SCLC
- Faye Davis
- Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
- Coretta Scott King
- Self
- Walter Cronkite
- Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
- Bill Cosby
- Self - Educator
- Jesse Jackson
- Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
- Reggie White
- Self - Green Bay Packers
- Ralph Abernathy
- Self - with Martin Luther King
- David Brinkley
- Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial
- Robert Chambliss
- Self (convicted church bomber)
- Addie Mae Collins
- Self (joint funeral)
- Eugene 'Bull' Connor
- Self
- James Farmer
- Self - with Freedom Riders
- Martin Luther King
- Self
- Spike Lee
- Interviewer
- Denise McNair
- Self (at family gathering)
- Carole Robertson
- Self
- Cynthia Wesley
- Self (joint funeral)
Produced By
- Michele Forman
- associate producer
- Jacqueline Glover
- coordinating producer
- Spike Lee
- producer
- Daphne McWilliams
- line producer
- Sheila Nevins
- executive producer
- Sam Pollard
- producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Tim J. Carroll
- stereo sound engineer: Dolby
- Roy Clark
- assistant sound engineer
- Eugene Gearty
- sound effects editor
- Charles Hunt
- sound mixer
- Skip Lievsay
- re-recording mixer
- Tom Miho
- assistant sound engineer
- Rolf Pardula
- additional sound recordist
- Glenfield Payne
- supervising sound editor
- J.T. Takagi
- sound recordist
- Todd Whitelock
- sound recording engineer
- Allan Zaleski
- assistant sound editor
Editing
Production Management
- Daphne McWilliams
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- Henry DeBardeleben
- swing
- Kareem Jamel Johnson
- swing
Editorial
- Colin Cumberbatch
- post-production coordinator
- Peter Gonzalez
- associate editor
- Noëlle Penraat
- negative cutter
- Dave Pultz
- color timer
Other
- Bob Adelman
- acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
- Bruce Davidson
- acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
- Elliott Erwitt
- acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
- James Karakes
- acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
- Steven Kasher
- thanks
- Holly Kempner
- thanks
- Tom Langston
- acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
- Danny Lyon
- acknowledgment: archival footage, Magnum Photos Inc.
- Chris McNair
- acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
Music Department
- Paula Bing
- musician: flute
- Terence Blanchard
- conductor: score / musician: trumpet / score producer
- Emile Charlap
- music contractor
- Troy Davis
- musician: drums
- Lawrence Feldman
- musician: clarinet
- Edward Simon
- musician: piano
- Alex Steyermark
- music supervisor / score producer
- Blair Tindall
- musician: oboe
- Reginald Veal
- musician: bass
- Maisie Weissman
- music editor
Camera Department
- John Bentham
- second assistant camera
- Lamont Crawford
- key grip
- Kerwin DeVonish
- second assistant camera
- Carl Johnson
- gaffer
- David Lee
- still photographer
- Susanna Virtanen
- assistant camera
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