4 Little Girls
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| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Produced by | Spike Lee Samuel D. Pollard |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
| Editing by | Samuel D. Pollard |
| Distributed by | HBO Documentary |
| Release date(s) |  July 9, 1997 September 6, 1997 |
| Running time | 102 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $130,146 (USA sub-total) |
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4 Little Girls is a 1997 historical documentary film about the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Documentary".
The incident is the subject of the 1964 song "Birmingham Sunday" by Richard and Mimi Fariña. The song was used in the opening sequence of the film, performed by Mimi's sister, Joan Baez.
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[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
4 Little Girls opened in American theaters on July 9, 1997 and closed on October 2 1997. It grossed $130,146. In its opening weekend it earned $13,528, which was 10.4% of its total gross.[1]
[edit] See also
- American Civil Rights Movement (1896-1954)
- American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
- Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
[edit] References
- ^ 4 Little Girls. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
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