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Casting

Director

Lee Daniels

Producer

Lee Daniels, Cassian Elwes, Buddy Patrick, Laura Ziskin, Ari Daniel Pinchot

Executive Producer

Harvey Weinstein, Len Blavatnik, Bob Weinstein

Writer

Danny Strong

Original Music Composer

Rodrigo Leão

Director of Photography

Andrew Dunn

Editor

Joe Klotz

Casting

Leah Daniels-Butler, Billy Hopkins

Stunt Coordinator

Jeff Galpin

Production Design

Tim Galvin

Art Direction

Lori Agostino, Erik Polczwartek, Jason Baldwin Stewart

Set Decoration

Diane Lederman

Costume Design

Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Artist

LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin, Kellie Robinson

Hairstylist

Dana Boisseau, Sherri Hamilton

Sound Designer

Debby VanPoucke

Visual Effects Supervisor

Luke DiTommaso, Ray McIntyre Jr.

Camera Operator

Grayson Austin, Jeffery J. Tufano

Forest Whitaker
Forest WhitakerCecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah WinfreyGloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
David OyelowoLouis Gaines
John Cusack
John CusackRichard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Jane FondaNancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Mariah CareyHattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Terrence HowardHoward
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny KravitzJames Holloway
Aml Ameen
Aml AmeenCecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Rainey Jr.Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
James MarsdenJohn F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Alex PettyferThomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa RedgraveAnnabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Alan RickmanRonald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Liev SchreiberLyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Robin WilliamsDwight H. Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCostaCarol Hammie
David Banner
David BannerEarl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Colman DomingoFreddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan EllisMartin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
Nealla GordonSenator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Elijah KelleyCharlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Minka KellyJackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
Adriane LenoxGina
Mo McRae
Mo McRaeEldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Pernell WalkerLorraine
Jesse Williams
Jesse WilliamsRev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams IIIMaynard
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LaJessie SmithAbraham
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John P. FertittaMr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
Jim GleasonR.D. Warner
Isaac White
Isaac WhiteCharlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
Joe ChrestWhite Usher
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Tyson FordElroy
James DuMont
James DuMontSherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Robert AberdeenHerbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Olivia WashingtonOlivia
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Margaret M. OwensWoolworth Diner Patron #1
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Eric DucoteWoolworth Diner Patron #2
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Chloe BarachCaroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Danny StrongFreedom Bus Journalist
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Clara Hopkins DanielsFreedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Dana GourrierHelen Holloway
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Shirley PughMalcolm X Goer
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Bill NewmanPastor
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Colin WalkerJohn Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Alex ManetteBob Haldeman
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Rusty RobertsonSenator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Stephen RiderAdmiral Rochon
Sam Malone
Sam MaloneYoung Abraham (uncredited)
Tarra Riggs
Tarra RiggsSophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Xosha RoquemoreFoxy (uncredited)