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The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA Award and five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom.
Original Release
11/03/2023
US Release
11/03/2023
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colman Domingo | Bayard Rustin |
Aml Ameen | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Glynn Turman | A. Philip Randolph |
Chris Rock | Roy Wilkins |
Gus Halper | Tom |
Johnny Ramey | Elias Taylor |
CCH Pounder | Dr. Anna Hedgeman |
Michael Potts | Cleve Robinson |
Audra McDonald | Ella Baker |
Jeffrey Wright | Rep. Adam Clayton Powell |
Directors
Writers
Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colman Domingo | Bayard Rustin |
Aml Ameen | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Glynn Turman | A. Philip Randolph |
Chris Rock | Roy Wilkins |
Gus Halper | Tom |
Johnny Ramey | Elias Taylor |
CCH Pounder | Dr. Anna Hedgeman |
Michael Potts | Cleve Robinson |
Audra McDonald | Ella Baker |
Jeffrey Wright | Rep. Adam Clayton Powell |
Lilli Kay | Rachelle |
Jordan-Amanda Hall | Charlene |
Jakeem Powell | Norm |
Ayana Workman | Eleanor |
Grantham Coleman | Blyden |
Jamilah Rosemond | Dorie |
Jules Latimer | Joyce |
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper | John Lewis |
Frank Harts | Jim Farmer |
Kevin Mambo | Whitney Young |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Barack Obama | Executive Producer |
Michelle Obama | Executive Producer |
David Permut | Executive Producer |
Alex G. Scott | Executive Producer |
Daniel Sladek | Executive Producer |
Chris Taaffe | Executive Producer |
Mark R. Wright | Executive Producer |
George C. Wolfe | Producer |
Bruce Cohen | Producer |
Tonia Davis | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2024 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |