4 Little Girls

1997 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 3,692 VOTES · DIR. Spike Lee

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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
00:06:24 ...she was an only child.
00:10:33 We had come to a store. In fact, it was Kress's.
00:14:40 When we got it, it had dirt, grit...
00:18:46 She was well liked.
00:22:45 It was front-page in newspapers all over the world.
00:27:01 Friendly, but not as aggressive...
00:30:44 He had a white tank that he would ride through the black neighborhoods...
00:34:36 ...and frustration, George Wallace expressed that mental illness.
00:40:37 I was 12 years old...
00:44:23 It was like an avalanche. Then the little kids wanted to come.
00:47:39 Here's an infant saying...
00:51:27 But it was also a year of ecstasy and triumph.
00:55:00 He didn't respond...
00:59:15 The next thing I heard was this loud blast...
01:03:32 ...another one of my wife's cousins.
01:08:00 And I felt personally insulted, because it was like...
01:11:46 ...and the socks and whatever else I bought that day.
01:16:31 The next thing I knew, somebody was saying, "You passed out at the cemetery. "
01:20:59 ...until that incredibly...
01:25:12 ...in the history of this county, maybe this state.
01:29:40 ...he didn't speak at first...
01:34:01 ...I would say it's my favorite because I think it's a good photograph.
500:06:00 with chains and stuff.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,610
Dialogue density15.8 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line500:06:00

Production Record

DirectorSpike Lee
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,692