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1994 | DIRECTED BY KENNETH FINK

The Vernon Johns Story

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Movie Stats
Year
1994
Runtime
 100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)
Certificates

PG
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James Earl Jones
Mary Alice
Joe Seneca
Tommy Hollis
Nicolle Rochelle
Ashanti Nailah Blaize
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Last viewed:
14th Mar 2026
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
15th January 1994
32 years 6 months 2 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
3rd December 1994
31 years 7 months 14 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
13th July 1995
31 years 4 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
10th August 1997
28 years 11 months 7 days ago
Poland release date
 Poland
5th April 2000
26 years 3 months 12 days ago
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Directed by
kenneth fink Kenneth Fink
Starring
James Earl JonesVernon Johns
Mary AliceAltona
Joe SenecaDeacon Wilkes
Tommy HollisCoach Hill
Nicolle RochelleBaby Dee
Ashanti Nailah BlaizeEnid
Lashayla LoganJeanne
Clifton JamesJudge Blake
Shelby WareJanet Whitcomb
Cissy HoustonRose
Moses GibsonDeacon Henderson
Billie AllenIda Rawlins
Michael HowellReverend Abernathy
Justin YoungWhite Teenager
Garland BuntingCounterman
Sarah SmithChurch Lady
Beatrice BushGloria Hill
Sam WellsServiceman
Frank Hoyt TaylorBus Driver
Frederick StrotherBlack Passenger
Timothy KirkpatrickDr. Brewster
Irene ZieglerAdmissions Nurse
Joe InscoePoliceman
Andy ParkDesk Sergeant
David ForresterRedneck
Eric WareMartin Luther King Jr.
Dalton GrayPoliceman
Lawrence TobinSnarling patron
Andrew T. WoodRock Boy
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Drama
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TV Movie
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News from around the web
1892: Civil rights pioneer Vernon Johns was born  Mississippi Today Tue, 22nd April 2025

Before Martin Luther King Jr., there was Vernon Johns but you’ve probably never heard of him  Face2Face Africa Tue, 7th June 2022

ONCE UPON A TIME, BEFORE MARTIN LUTHER KING . . .  The Washington Post Sat, 15th January 1994

Lights, camera, Alabama! State rolling in movie credits  Montgomery Advertiser Fri, 27th June 2014

Film by Richie Johns now available on DVD, streaming on-demand  Times Reporter Fri, 1st September 2017

ACTOR JOE SENECA DIES  The Washington Post Sat, 17th August 1996

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