The Long Walk Home [DVD]

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The Long Walk Home is a 1990 drama directed by Richard Pearce that explores the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott through the relationship between two women on opposite sides of the color line. Sissy Spacek plays a white employer and Whoopi Goldberg portrays her black domestic worker as they confront questions of friendship, loyalty, and moral responsibility while the civil rights movement transforms their community. Dwight Schultz also stars in this thoughtful examination of how ordinary people respond to extraordinary historical moments.

This is a single-disc DVD release from Miramax with a runtime of 97 minutes and a PG rating. The film offers a nuanced look at an pivotal moment in American history, told through intimate personal drama rather than grand gestures. Own this meaningful piece of cinema on physical media at a used price.