The March

The March

33 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 1964

The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990 Congress authorized these films to be shown in the U.S. twelve years after their initial release. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Wikipedia)

The March

33 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 1964

The March
The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990 Congress authorized these films to be shown in the U.S. twelve years after their initial release. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Wikipedia)
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers United States Information Agency (USIA)
Original title The March
Directors James Blue
Writers James Blue

Cast

John Lewis

as Self

Joan Baez

as Self

Carl Rowan

as Self

Marian Anderson

as Self

James Farmer

as Self

Walter Reuther

as Self

Bayard Rustin

as Self

Roy Wilkins

as Self

Whitney Young

as Self