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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)
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PG
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James Earl Jones
Mary Alice
Joe Seneca
Tommy Hollis
Nicolle Rochelle
Ashanti Nailah Blaize
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
15th January 1994
32 years 6 months 22 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
3rd December 1994
31 years 8 months 3 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
13th July 1995
31 years 24 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
10th August 1997
28 years 11 months 27 days ago
Poland release date
 Poland
5th April 2000
26 years 4 months 1 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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Movie story - The Vernon Johns Story
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
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