Our Friend, Martin
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Our Friend, Martin | |
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Directed by | Rob Smiley Vincenzo Trippetti |
Produced by | Andy Boron Andy Heyward Phillip Jones Robby London Michael Maliani Judith Reilly Janice Sonski |
Written by | Dawn Comer (story) Chris Simmons (story) Sib Ventress Deborah Pratt |
Distributed by | - USA - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment CBS Television |
Release date(s) | 1999 |
Running time | 60 min. |
Language | English |
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Our Friend, Martin is a 1999 animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American civil rights movement. Two friends travel through time, meeting Dr. King at several points during his life. It featured an all-star voice cast including Oprah Winfrey, John Travolta, Susan Sarandon, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Ashley Judd, Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Ed Asner, and Jaleel White, among others.