4 Little Girls
1997 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 3,692 VOTES · DIR. Spike Lee
Overview
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,610 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:25 "Come round by my side and I'll sing you a song
00:06:21 She loved to come over here, because at that time...
00:10:19 I've always despised going shopping with my wife...
00:14:24 ...in the process.
00:18:22 We'll make like this is back in the '60s.
00:22:16 There were people who'd just come to beat the bus.
00:26:14 ...in the street, outside Phillips High School where he'd taken his children.
00:30:06 ...occurred within...
00:33:47 ...but, believe me, the Bull O'Connors have the blessing of somebody else.
00:38:35 Ed, come over here, just one minute.
00:43:18 ...I was directing the movement in Mississippi.
00:46:46 Just like everybody else.
00:50:06 I recall having to explain to my professors...
00:53:51 He didn't admit it, but he wouldn't deny it.
00:57:59 Thirty-three years ago today...
01:01:34 All over the church, upstairs, downstairs and everywhere.
01:06:03 I'm quite sure that my parents...
01:09:54 Dr. King came by the parsonage where I was living...
01:14:21 And...
01:18:29 ...pocketbooks, things she did in school.
01:22:55 Could have been doing things in their community.
01:27:02 ...until I became Attorney General...
01:31:15 ...I've forgotten the details. This twisted him into a rage as she told it.
01:35:34 "So don't ask.
Cast & Characters
Maxine McNair
Self - Mother of Denise McNair
Walter Cronkite
Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
Chris McNair
Self - Father of Denise McNair
Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Helen Pegues
Self - Denise's Aunt
Queen Nunn
Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair
Arthur Hanes Jr.
Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
Howell Raines
Self - New York Times Editor
Harold McNair
Self - Denise's Uncle
Carole C. Smitherman
Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,610
Dialogue density15.8 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line01:35:34
Production Record
DirectorSpike Lee
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,692