The Rosa Parks Story Movie Review 2002

Rather prosaic bio on Rosa Parks (Bassett) goes into detail on her life (beginning when she was the new girl at a Montgomery school) to her involvement in the N.A.A.C.P. and the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott sparked by her arrest.

Distribution

Xenon Entertainment, 1440 9th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)451-5510, Toll-free: 800-829-1913, Fax: (310)395-4058, URL: http://www.xenonpictures.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

African America, American South, Civil Rights, This Is Your Life, Women, Period Piece: 1950s

Screenplay

Paris Qualles

Cast

Angela Bassett, Peter Francis James, Tonea Stewart, Cicely Tyson, Sonny Shroyer

Director

Julie Dash