- 4 Little Girls
Infobox Film
name = 4 Little Girls
caption = DVD cover
director =Spike Lee
producer =Spike Lee Samuel D. Pollard
writer =
narrator =
starring =
music =Terence Blanchard
cinematography =Ellen Kuras
editing =Samuel D. Pollard
distributor =HBO Documentary
released = flagicon|USAJuly 9 1997
flagicon|CanadaSeptember 6 1997
runtime = 102 mins
country =United States
language = English
budget =
gross = $130,146 (USA sub-total)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:156949
imdb_id = 0118540"4 Little Girls" is a
1997 historical documentary film about the1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing inBirmingham, Alabama , USA. It was directed bySpike 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 .Reception
Box office
"4 Little Girls" opened in American theaters on
July 9 1997 and closed onOctober 2 1997 . It grossed $130,146. In its opening weekend it earned $13,528, which was 10.4% of its total gross.cite web| title = 4 Little Girls| publisher = BoxOfficeMojo.com| url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=4littlegirls.htm| accessdate = 2007-05-17]ee also
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American Civil Rights Movement (1896-1954)
*American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
*Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement References
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