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Rustin (2023) Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by

Rustin (2023)

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

Cast:
Bayard Rustin: Colman Domingo
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Aml Ameen
A. Philip Randolph: Glynn Turman
Roy Wilkins: Chris Rock
Tom: Gus Halper
Elias Taylor: Johnny Ramey
Dr. Anna Hedgeman: CCH Pounder
Cleve Robinson: Michael Potts
Ella Baker: Audra McDonald
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell: Jeffrey Wright
Rachelle: Lilli Kay
Charlene: Jordan-Amanda Hall
Norm: Jakeem Powell
Eleanor: Ayana Workman
Blyden: Grantham Coleman
Dorie: Jamilah Rosemond
Joyce: Jules Latimer
John Lewis: Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
Jim Farmer: Frank Harts
Whitney Young: Kevin Mambo
Coretta Scott King: Carra Patterson
Mahalia Jackson: Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Claudia Taylor: Adrienne Warren
A.J. Muste: Bill Irwin
Tyrone: Jamar Williams
Lucille Randolph: Hope Clarke
Girl One: Zuri Starks
Man One: Delmiko Blair
Medgar Evers: Rashad Demond Edwards
Female Staffer: Gab Cody
Male Staffer Jim: Dan Sauer
TN Mother: Johanna McGinley
TN Officer: Jeff Hochendoner
Dexter: Phoenix Southwood
Yolanda: Isabela Spurlock
Martin III: Amir Carr
Courtney: Jeffrey Jordan
Yvette: Melissa Rakiro
Chief Wells: Cotter Smith
Bill Johnson: Ivan Moore
Engineer One: Jimmy Bopp
March Journalist: John Judy
Union Guy: Robert S. Gregory
TN Bus Driver: Scott Deal
Little Stevie Wonder: Drayton Walker
Charles: Chris Blount
Pasadena Boy #1: Ashton Rogers
Pasadena Boy #2: George Kelly
Joachim Prinz: Rob Pfleghardt
Rev. Eugene Carson Blake: Christopher Anglim
Walter Reuther: Devin Doolan
Floyd McKissick: Marlon Bradley Ray
Team Member: Jana Glover
Petite Black Girl: Alexis Holt
Little Rock White Girl: Kyra Radomsky
Little Black Girl: Cadence Reese
Lunch Counter Activist: Hunter Ringsmith
Hooligan: Collin Miller
Teen Boy Singing: Kedrick Faulk
Teen Boy SInging: Jordan McNeal
Gospel Pianist: Deryck Tynes
Bar Patron: Eric Sharpe
Grip: Matthew Bernard
DC March Volunteer: Stephen Branson
Protester: Marla Aaron Wapner
Farmer 1: Andrè Robert Brown Jr.
Businessman: Daniel Buccigrossi
DC Marcher: David Neil Cohen
NAACP Member: Charles D. Clark
Young Activist: Melina Datta
Cab Driver: Damian Muziani
Marcher: Nakiyah Wright
Young Professional: Michael J. Evans
Platform Visitor: Mark Falvo
Police Officer #1: Jared Frenke
Guardian: Rossi Potts
Union Representative: Dan Gradijan
Technician: Philip Greene
Wealthy Woman: Eliska Hahn
Harlem Pedestrian: Wain Jenkins
DC Pedestrian: David Murray Solomon
UAW Marcher: Joseph Hunter
NYC Businessman: Bill Smith
Reporter Evans Marshall: Jared J Johnson
Little Rock Protestor: Michael J. Kraycik
NYPD: Robert Kwiatkowski
Politician: Daniel Lamont
Pasadena Cop: Ted Larkin
Street Walker: Jack Lavery
Mean Girl: Ivy Lightsey
Randolph Family Member: Rolando Mays
Cleves Volunteer Clerk: Ashley Mazini
Reporter: Sam McCrea
DC Department Head: Frankie Palombi
The Guardian: Jermaine McTizic
DC Police Officer: Dean Michaels
Funeral Guest: Phil Nardozzi
Grip Type: Robert Olausen
Bus Passenger: Tina Paradis
FBI Stakeout Agent: Roger Petan
NYC Businesswoman: Lauren Price
White Protestor: Patrick Raffaele
Park Service Police Officer: Daryn Carl Ramsey
Sound Union Grip: Christopher Reed
Front DC Marcher: AJ Ross
March on Washington Producer: Tre Ryan
Civil Rights Worker: Rick Samuel
News Cameraman: William G. Tomek
Engineer Two: Glenn Walkup
Traveling Kid: Maci Wealleans
Chief Deputy Barnes: Thomas W Wolf

Written by: Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black

Director: George C. Wolfe

Production: Higher Ground

Release date: 17 Nov 2023
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