Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 36 wins & 53 nominations total
Samuel L. Jackson
- Narration
- (voice)
James Baldwin
- Self
- (archive footage)
Martin Luther King
- Self
- (archive footage)
Medgar Evers
- Self
- (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
- Self
- (archive footage)
Paul Weiss
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
- Self
- (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
- Self - Black Panther Party
- (archive footage)
Leander Perez
- Self - White Citizens Council
- (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier
- Various Roles
- (archive footage)
Ray Charles
- Self
- (archive footage)
Doris Day
- Various Roles
- (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
- Frank Flannagan
- (archive footage)
Tony Curtis
- John 'Joker' Jackson
- (archive footage)
Clinton Rosemond
- Tump Redwine (clip from They Won't Forget (1937))
- (archive footage)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film is based on James Baldwin's 30-page unfinished manuscript for a novel. In a way, it "finishes" the work by incorporating other interviews and writings by Baldwin, and expanding on the themes through archival footage.
- Quotes
James Baldwin: Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it has been faced. History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we literally are criminals.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2017)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Birmingham
Written by Jerry Moore, Dudley Randall
© Melody Trails
Performed by the Tennessee State University Students (2006)
Music and Arrangement by Bransen Edwards
Piano by Steve Conn
Vocals by Santayana Harris & Kameka Word
Courtesy of Dr. Robert R. Bradley
Featured review
Note that the reason this is 5/10 stars right now is that there is a large bloc of people who have given it 1 star (presumably the white supremacist crowd). There is no way that anyone who believes in the need to tell black history would give this anything less than an 8/10.
This cinematography was absolutely incredible, the use of historical footage to stitch together a narrative of the Civil Rights movement combined with recent footage makes this movie incredibly timely. James Baldwin proves a brilliant orator, and the story takes you through both his life and his relationships with Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers. This movie tells more black history than I learned in my entire public school education, and should be seen by everyone.
This cinematography was absolutely incredible, the use of historical footage to stitch together a narrative of the Civil Rights movement combined with recent footage makes this movie incredibly timely. James Baldwin proves a brilliant orator, and the story takes you through both his life and his relationships with Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers. This movie tells more black history than I learned in my entire public school education, and should be seen by everyone.
- astrophysicistb-11237
- Feb 3, 2017
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- Remember This House
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,123,919
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $686,378
- Feb 5, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $8,345,298
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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