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Cast
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Geoffrey RushAlbert Einstein
Aaron PierreMalcolm X
Antonio BanderasPablo Picasso
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cynthia ErivoAretha Franklin
Jayme LawsonBetty Shabazz
Weruche OpiaCoretta Scott King
Clémence PoésyFrançoise Gilot
Gary CarrClyde X
Malcolm BarrettTed White
Hubert Point-Du JourRalph Abernathy
Ron Cephas JonesElijah Muhammad
Samantha ColleyDora Maar- Samantha ColleyMileva Marić
Alex RichPablo Picasso
Patrice CovingtonErma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi JonesCarolyn Franklin
David CrossJerry Wexler
Kimberly Hébert GregoryRuth Bowen
Emily WatsonElsa Einstein
Shaian Jordanyoung Aretha 'Little Re' Franklin
Courtney B. VanceC.L. Franklin
Alicia von RittbergAnna Winteler
Ralph BrownMax Planck
Richard TopolFritz Haber
Johnny FlynnAlain Cuny- Johnny FlynnAlbert Einstein
Michael McElhattonJonas Salk- Michael McElhattonPhilipp Lenard
Beau GadsdonFrançoise Gilot
Anna SavvaSuzanne Ramié
Bernice StegersMarie Cuttoli
Alessio ScalzottoPablo Picasso
Daisy MayMarie Laurencin
George LenzCaptain Muller
Martin UmbachDr. Talmut
Nikki HahnMileva Marić
Taylor FrostPaul Winteler
Joshua HoganMathias Winteler
Lucy ChappellRosa Winteler
Benjamin HaighFred Winteler
Michael CulkinProfessor Pernet
Helen MonksMaja Einstein
Alistair PetrieHeinrich Weber
Alexander VlahosMaurice Solovine
Robert LindsayHermann Einstein
Tom BrittneyConrad Habicht
Adrian LukisWilhelm Röntgen
Lynsey BeauchampAnna Röntgen
Emily LaingHelene Savic
Terrence HardimanProfessor Griesel
Thomas PaddenWalther Nernst
Sue MaundFrau Schnellham
Peter Hamilton DyerFrederic Ebersold
Shannon TarbetMarie Winteler
Tim DuttonHeadmaster Loncar
Nicholas RoweJost Winteler
Predrag BjelacMilos Marić
Corrado InvernizziPierre Curie
George WebsterJulius Winteler
Rod HallettCarl Jung
Nick SampsonProfessor Kleiner
Klára IssováMarie Curie
Catherine McCormackMarija Ruzic-Marić
Claire RushbrookPauline Einstein
Timothy RadfordHans Albert Einstein
Gregory GudgeonProfessor Minkowski
Peter BramhillArnold Sommerfeld
Lisa Ray-JacobsBerta Fantova
Luke Allen-GaleErwin Freundlich
Radivoje BukvićVladimir Varicak
Katharina SporrerKate Hirschberg
Jon FletcherMarcel Grossmann
Charleigh BaileyBertha Krupp
Nick WaringGustav Krupp
Johannes FrankeTobias
Gwendolyn EllisElsa Einstein
Zoe TelfordClara Haber
Silvina BuchbauerKatharina Lenard
Lochlann Ó MearáinGeorg Nikolai
Lily Dodsworth-EvansIlse Löwenthal
Adrian EdmondsonDavid Hilbert
Jack FoxPaul Weyland
Edward HarrisonArthur Eddington
Hugh RobbEduard Einstein
Edan HayhurstHans Albert Einstein
Eric CarteSir William Crookes
Peter JacobsonChaim Weizmann
Eugene SimonEduard Einstein
Charity WakefieldBetty
Henry GoodmanWalther Rathenau
Vincent KartheiserRaymond Geist
Thomas MorrisErnst
Dag MalmbergSvante Arrhenius
Amy HuckEleanor
Adam GarciaMoe Berg
Christian RubeckWerner Heisenberg
Ania BuksteinMargarita Konenkova
Rob LaBelleHenry Morgenthau
John SackvilleR. Davis Halliwell
Jolyon CoyMax Laue
Karel DobrýMikhail Ivanushkin
Stephen ChancePaul Scherrer
Mitchell MullenFranklin Roosevelt
Zita TébyOlder Ilse Einstein
Georg NikoloffSergei Konenkov
Miles RichardsonVannever Bush
Dixie EgerickxAlice Edwards
Jodhi MayHelen Dukas
Neal HuffRobert Oppenheimer
Sally DexterMileva Marić
Lucy RussellFrau Pauline Winteler- Lucy RussellMadeleine Renoult-Gilot
Nikola ĐuričkoLeo Szilard
David DencikNiels Bohr
Aidan McArdleThomas Harvey- Joshua AkehurstHans Albert Einstein
Jasmin von der BornFreida Einstein
Isaac RouseClaude Picasso- Isaac RouseEmile
Joshua GlenisterBernhard Einstein
Seth GabelGuillaume Apollinaire- Seth GabelMichele Besso
Nancy CraneEleanor Roosevelt
David WilmotJosé Ruiz y Blasco
Elena MartínezDolores
Max BefortNonell
Andreas MuñozUtrillo
Jordi MollàSalvador Ruiz
Charlie CarrickManuel Pallarès
James GarnonAmbroise Vollard- James GarnonVollard
Bronagh GallagherBerthe Weill
Lola DubusAntoinette
Alex HassellManach
Emma AppletonGermaine
Horst-Günter MarxHans-Henning von Bose
T. R. KnightJ. Edgar Hoover- T. R. KnightMax Jacob
Adrian SchillerJaime Sabartés
Charlotte WestonAngelika Kostrowicka
Timothy RenoufAndre Beaudin
Edward AkroutLaurent Debienne
Keith AllenSagot
Stéphane CaillardGeneviève Aliquot
Catherine HubeauGrandma Renoult- Sophia Aparecido-InnesRaymonde
Tchéky KaryoHenri Rousseau
Ed StoppardHans Albert Einstein- Ed StoppardPaul Éluard
Iddo GoldbergLeo Stein
Jack Brett AndersonGéry Pieret
Gerran HowellKarl-Heinz Wiegels
Vladimir ConsignyJacquemetton
Grégoire OestermannSoulie
Goran KostićLvovich
Tracee ChimoGertrude Stein
Kerr LoganGeorges Braque
Eugénie DerouandGaby Lespinasse
Joe DoylePierre Daix
Cara HorganAlice B. Toklas
François RaisonPol Gaillard
Mostéfa StitiPaul Cuttoli
Roger WrightPaul Robeson
Laurent Le DoyenDoctor Lamaze
Emmanuel MénardDoctor Benoit
Florian HutterLouis Marcoussis
Mikhail GorevoySergei Diaghilev
Simon BuretJean Cocteau
Andrew BuchanHenri Matisse
Sebastian RochéEmile Gilot
Violet YoungMaya
Bruno PaviotMarcel- María José BavioMaría Picasso y López
Will KeenPaul Rosenberg
Alexander DevrientKing Alfonso XIII- Lauren AnthonyQueen Victoria
Rebecca CalderCoco Chanel
Lisa Dwyer HoggMargot Rosenberg
Sarah NaudiEmilienne
Vincent LondezAndré Breton
Dimitri LeonidasKostas Axelos
Margaux ChatelierGeneviève Laporte
Pascale ArbillotEmilie-Marguerite Walter
Wallerand DenormandieGeorge
Emile FeltesseJean Renoir
Tom CullenLuc Simon
Simon HubbardBailiff
Valentina BellèJacqueline Roque
Poppy DelevingneMarie-Thérèse Walter
Robert SheehanCarlos Casagemas
Aisling FranciosiFernande Olivier
Sofya DoniantsOlga Picasso
Luis SotoEugenio Arias
Eileen O'HigginsEva Gouel
Florian SpitzerDidier
Yorgos KaramihosPaul Arrighi
Lucas EnglanderDaniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Athena StratesMaya Picasso
Zachary FallPaulo Picasso
Nicolas CarpentierMaitre De Sariac- Natacha BassetPaloma Picasso
Stewart AlexanderJacob Schur
Emmanuel HeraultFenasse
Paul LancasterDr. Bernal
Simon KunzFriedrich Haller
Syd LazzaraAnne
Bethany AdamsFlexner's Secretary
Issy StewartFemale Agent #1
Robert GlasperArt Tatum
Stacey SargeantDinah Washington
Amanda WarrenMelba Parks
Steve AlderferTommy Cogbill
Daniel BaldockRoger Hawkins
LaKeta BookerCharlece
Ryan CameronPervis Spann- Tyler ColferJimmy Johnson
Alex CollinsRick Hall
Jermaine DupriRodney Jones
Todd Allen DurkinWhite Salesman
Darryl W. HandyChurch Patron- Justin LivingstonJeff
- Adam RivetteRob
- Challedon SaltorMarcia
- Ryan Anthony WilliamsKen Laxton
Phil ArmijoHudson Gate Bartender
Torrey LaamarRonnie
Shayla LoveSister Birdy
Iman MarshallLena Horne
Malik McCallMarshall
Clay NealSister May
Otis SallidCholly Atkins
Kevin StillwellJohn Hammond
Brian TroxellUncle Terry
Tywayne WheattBrother Birdy
Tonya Reneé BanksSammie Bryant
Anthony DaltonNat- Ethan HenryMartin Luther King
David AlexanderDoctor
Chris CharmTom
Kendrick CrossHerbert
Benim FosterAlan Bachman
Glenn MageeCharley Woodsley
Taylor PolidoreDarlene
Edwin HodgeC.L. Franklin
Déjá DeePam Walker
Jason BurkeyTime Reporter
Nilah BlasingameMildred Jennings
Nicci T. CarrGloria Stewart
Charline St. CharlesCornelious Jennings
Curtis JonesHenry
Zachariah RogersAbiyome
Mystie SmithJosephine Carter
Marque RichardsonKing Curtis
Michael AlbanSecond Famous Producer
Chandra Lynn AlexanderSister Helen
Jana AllenSecond Journalist
Kenny Banks Jr.Billy Preston- Kameron CorvetCornell Dupree
Andrew EakleStudio Technician
Mario FoggRay Lucas
Brittany GuessAngela Davis
Dean GrimesFirst Cop- Tommy GrothParty Photographer
Lauren HalperinFirst Journalist- Jason Elwood HannaWilliam Christmas
- Jerren JacksonTeddy Richards
Bobby JamesJames McClain- Philip MalloryChuck Rainey
- Anderson MartinBailiff James Lane
Tim McAdamsRuchell Magee
Braelyn RankinsClarence Franklin
Willie RepoleyTom Dowd
Tyler RichardsonEdward Franklin
Paul E. ShortHarold Haley
Brett SolomanoGary Thomas- Madison TurnerJonathan Jackson
Keith Arthur BoldenRecording Studio Man
Omar J. DorseyJames Cleveland- Brandon GilliardChuck Rainey
Michael HoganSydney Pollack
Leon LamarCranky Old Timer- Ny'Jal BlairBrother Edwin
Jannette SepwaMiss Lowery- Laurie WilliamsonSister Marian
- Tina FearsClara Ward
Luke JamesGlynn Turman
John AtwoodE.N.T. Doctor- Henry Bazemore Jr.First Aggressive Reporter
Brittney LevelFredia
Christine AdamsKate Walker
Michael BolwaireBig Frank
Aubriana DavisErma Franklin- Sydney HunterCarolyn Franklin
- Tyler JamesKen Ehrlich
MAJOR.Curtis Mayfield- Arthur Kirk MartinGeorge Michael
Pauletta WashingtonRachel Franklin
Steven G. NorfleetCecil Franklin- Drake StricklandCecil Franklin
Antonique SmithBarbara Franklin
T.I.Ken Cunningham
Christopher RedmanClive Davis
Dana WoodsLittle Norman
Alicia RobertsReporter
Sam YounisArif Mardin- MeelahBackup Singer #1
Eric ColvinJakob Einstein
Rashal JamesMan at Party
Richard WalshMinister
Billie GadsdonPaloma Age 4-6
LisaGay HamiltonAlberta Williams King
Margaret AveryDelia Linsey King
Ashley RomansElla Little-Collins
Joshua Caleb JohnsonMalcolm X
Jalyn HallMartin Luther King Jr.
Parisa Fitz-HenleyLouise Little
Gbenga AkinnagbeEarl Little
Shane Paul McGhieSanford- Freddie FultonReginald Little
- Ryder WynnMartin Luther King Jr.
Danielle JaladeElla Little-Collins- Mason LoweryMalcolm X
Lennie JamesMartin Luther King Sr.
Marissa Chanel HamptonMiss Brandley
Emily Grace DunnBea
Ron Clinton SmithJudge Carr
James Adam TuckerDoctor
Keller FornesPrinceton Debater- Dion EarlW.T.
Ben KacsandiAndrews
David ShaeCashier- Michael Raymond FoxBus Driver
Robert SolomonStudent- Chase GutzmoreColeman
- Jarrod BeckGuard
LaTricia AkhagbemeMary
Dustin LewisMr. Ostrowski- Chioma Narcisse-WilliamsPhilbert X
- Brody JordanReginald Little
Hudson MeekArnold
Nathan HesseDaniels- Nevaeh MooreHilda Florice Little
- Isaiah GunnA. D. King
Kal-El WhiteWilfred X
Rachel WaltersKeela
Wilbur FitzgeraldRobert Byrd
Linda D GainesChurch elder- Michael HowellMaitre d'
- Jeffrey Charles MorganReporter #5
Kristian LugoReporter #4
Eric EsquerReporter #3- Eric MozleyReporter #2
- Robert McLeroyReporter #1
Mallori JohnsonEvelyn Williams- Cynthia D. BarkerEdythe
Stephen JaredMusic Director
Ken ColquittMr. Wilson- Damon RawlingsPool Player
Eric LeeBoston Deacon
Niviere FontaneDetroit Deacon
Donal LogueStrom Thurmond
Sasha CompèreJuanita Abernathy
Griffin MatthewsBayard Rustin
Xavier MillsHinton
Elle LorraineGrace- Millie CapellanJo Ann Robinson
Jay DeVon JohnsonE.D. Nixon
David DwyerTacky Gayle
Moses JonesFred Gray- Charles AmbroseLuther Ingalls
William Gregory LeeWalter Arm
Jerry O'DonnellRobert Magnum
Lee SpencerJohn Sparkman- Derono MonteWendal
Danny VinsonChief Sellers
Zuri JamesRonald Stokes
John CurranBritish Journalist- Jatona KingNurse
Euseph MessiahPolice Officer
Veanna BlackWoman Journalist
Keisha TillisIzola Curry- Carter AceMLK III
- Emelia KahihaYoki King
Vince PisaniStanley Levison
Richard DavidJulian Bond
Jared WoffordLouis Lomax
Karina WillisDorothy Cotton
Quentin PlairGrant X
Erica TazelElla Baker
Michael HyattHelen Malloy
Adam CropperJohn F. Kennedy
Idara VictorOllie Mae Sanders
Marliss AmieaBernice Scott
Kylee D. AllenBetty Shabazz
Faith BryantCoretta Scott King
Princess ElmoreJean
Britny HortonRuby Quinn
Carl KennedyPrincipal
Roxzane T. MimsTeacher
Scott N. StevensJudge Mitchell- Nicc VarnerMorris Abram
- Chione Narcisse-Williams7-Year Old Yoki King
Ja'Quan Monroe-HendersonJohn Lewis
Afemo OmilamiPhilip Randolph
Al MitchellRoy Wilkins
Amethyst DavisEssie Mae- Jaxon James5-Year Old MLK III
- A'Todd WilliamsEssie Mae's Husband
Ernestine JohnsonAnnie- Joe DitmyerNY Times Reporter
Matthew SwiftReporter #1- Derick KownReporter #2
Phil BiedronReporter #3
Matthew MontemaroReporter #4
Jared SimonFBI Agent- Royal Skye BihlearEssie's Child
John C. McGinleyLyndon B. Johnson
Jackie Earle HaleyJ. Edgar Hoover
Kristyl Dawn TiftLeona Turner- Amani SummerAttallah Shabazz
- Jasmine SargentWoman
Jennifer Van HornSecretary- Gavin PeppersNOI Member #1
- Kaleb MitchellNOI Member #2
Gilbert Glenn BrownDon Hogan Charles
Keith HollidayHosea Williams- Ryan BernalesPresidential Aide
- Anwar AliAndrew Young
- Kael CopelandMLK III
- Donavan DariusJim Clark
- Bossbaby Ky'ZenDexter King
- Samuel Lee FudgeRobert Walker
- Marcus j SamuelEchol Cole
- Tracy MazyckFOI Guard
Cindy L. JeffersonCaring Neighbor- Ryan MasherBruno
Norbert HülmGerman Man
Theodore ZammitU.S. Soldier (uncredited)
Directing
7
Writing
14- Wendy RissWriter
- Sigrid GilmerWriter
- Damione MacedonWriter
- Raphael Jackson Jr.Writer
- Jeff StetsonWriter
- Bethany McHughStaff Writer
- Marta Gene CampsWriter
- Phillip HowzeStaff Writer
- Stephanie K. SmithStory Editor
- Maria Warith-WadeStaff Writer, Writer
- Quran SquireStaff Writer, Writer
- Natalie McKearinStaff Writer
- Bonnie MetzgarStaff Writer
- Pia WilsonStaff Writer
Production
67
Brian GrazerExecutive Producer
David MinkowskiCo-Producer- Matthew StillmanCo-Producer
Ron HowardExecutive Producer- William M. ConnorCo-Executive Producer, Producer
Gigi PritzkerExecutive Producer- Peter AftermanProducer
- Rachel ShaneExecutive Producer
- Mathew HartCo-Executive Producer
Ildikó KeményCo-Producer
Reggie Rock BythewoodExecutive Producer
Gina Prince-BythewoodExecutive Producer
Mark LaffertySupervising Producer- Albert T. Dickerson IIIUnit Production Manager
- Suzanne LauerCo-Producer
- Ed Cathell IIIProducer, Unit Production Manager
- Wendy RissCo-Executive Producer
Gabe PolskyExecutive Producer
Clive DavisExecutive Producer- Anna CulpCo-Producer, Executive Producer, Producer
Anthony HemingwayExecutive Producer- Joy KeckenCo-Executive Producer
- Kenneth BillerCo-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
Diana SonExecutive Producer- Kelly SoudersConsulting Producer
- Brian PetersonConsulting Producer
Nathan JacksonSupervising Producer- Becky ModeCo-Executive Producer
- Alan PolskyExecutive Producer
- Matthew NewmanSupervising Producer
- Raf GreenCo-Executive Producer, Supervising Producer
Rose WicksteedCasting- Gwendolyn M. ParkerCo-Executive Producer
- Craig YahataCo-Producer
Angelina BurnettSupervising Producer- Kristen ZolnerExecutive Producer
Suzan-Lori ParksExecutive Producer- Chris CooneyExecutive Producer
- Jeff CooneyExecutive Producer
- Sam SokolowExecutive Producer
Noah PinkCo-Executive Producer, Executive Producer- Sigrid GilmerCo-Executive Producer
- Damione MacedonExecutive Producer
- Raphael Jackson Jr.Executive Producer
- Maya KvetnyCasting
- Robert M. Williams Jr.Producer
- Francie CalfoExecutive Producer
Jennifer Wyatt-BeasleyCo-Producer, Unit Production Manager- Jeff StetsonExecutive Producer
- Melissa RuckerCo-Producer
- Zuzana MesticováUnit Manager
- Robert MehrleLocation Manager
David WoodsCo-Producer- Kelly A. MannersProducer
- Marta Gene CampsSupervising Producer
- Craig KallmanExecutive Producer
- Robert D. NellansUnit Production Manager
Channing Godfrey PeoplesCo-Executive Producer
Eric JepsonProduction Assistant
Crystle Roberson DorseyCo-Executive Producer- Arlyn RichardsonCo-Producer
- Justin KratzerSecond Assistant Accountant
- Attallah ShabazzConsulting Producer
- John ValentineExecutive Producer
- Noelle Lindsay-StewartAssociate Producer
- Nestor PolicarpioAssociate Producer
- Nicole ScottAssociate Producer
