Back to Browse
4 Little Girls
1997 7.3 (43 votes) 1h 42m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

4 Little Girls

On that Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine

Overview

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

Key Crew

Director: Spike Lee

Producer: Spike Lee, Sam Pollard

Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras

Writer: Spike Lee

Top Cast

Maxine McNair
Maxine McNair

Self - Mother of Denise McNair

Chris McNair
Chris McNair

Self - Father of Denise McNair

Helen Pegues

Self - Denise's Aunt

Queen Nunn

Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair

Arthur Hanes Jr.
Arthur Hanes Jr.

Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss

Howell Raines
Howell Raines

Self - New York Times Editor

Harold McNair

Self - Denise's Uncle

Carole C. Smitherman

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Videos

White Supremacists Bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church in 1963 Killing 4 little Girls

Recommended Movies