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  • I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
  • PG-13
    93 min | Documentary, History
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13
93 min | Documentary, History

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
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Director
Raoul Peck (directed by)
Writers
James Baldwin (writings) | Raoul Peck (scenario)
Producers
Rémi Grellety (produced by) | Hébert Peck (produced by) | Raoul Peck (produced by)
Composer
Alexei Aigui (music composed by)
Cinematographers
Henry Adebonojo (director of photography) | Bill Ross IV (director of photography) (as Bill Ross) | Turner Ross (director of photography)
Editor
Alexandra Strauss (edited by)
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Release date
Feb 17, 2017 (United States)

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68 cast members
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Samuel L. Jackson
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James Baldwin
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Martin Luther King
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Malcolm X
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Medgar Evers
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Harry Belafonte
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Paul Weiss
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Dick Cavett
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H. Rap Brown
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Bob Dylan
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Leander Perez
Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage) Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage)   See fewer
Sidney Poitier
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Ray Charles
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Doris Day
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Gary Cooper
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Tony Curtis
Self - John 'Joker' Jackson (archive footage) Self - John 'Joker' Jackson (archive footage)   See fewer
Clinton Rosemond
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Joan Crawford
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Rod Steiger
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Richard Widmark
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Fay Wray
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Marlon Brando
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Charlton Heston
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Michelle Obama
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Willie Best
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George W. Bush
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Kenneth Clark
Self (clip from The Negro and the American Promise (1963)) (archive footage) (as Dr. Kenneth Clark) Self (clip from The Negro and the American Promise (1963)) (archive footage) (as Dr. Kenneth Clark)   See fewer
Stepin Fetchit
Self - Richard (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) (archive footage) Self - Richard (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Lorraine Hansberry
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Audrey Hepburn
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J. Edgar Hoover
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JoeyStarr
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Coretta Scott King
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Rodney King
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Barack Obama
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Macc Plaise
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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John Wayne
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Billy Dee Williams
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George Bancroft
Self - Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Beavers
Self - Delilah Johnson (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Delilah Johnson (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Black
Self - Peola Johnson age 10 (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Peola Johnson age 10 (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Bostic
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Sidney Bracey
Self - Herbert Wilkes (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Herbert Wilkes (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Godfrey Cambridge
Self (clip from Chiquita Banana commercial) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (clip from Chiquita Banana commercial) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Carradine
Self - Hatfield (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Hatfield (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Linda Darnell
Self - Edie Johnson (clip from No Way Out (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Edie Johnson (clip from No Way Out (1950)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Norma Drew
Self - Teacher (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Teacher (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Carol Haney
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Arte Johnson
Self (clip from The Gong Show (1976)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (clip from The Gong Show (1976)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Noble Johnson
Self - Native Chief (clip from King Kong (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Native Chief (clip from King Kong (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
James B. Lowe
Self - Uncle Tom (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Uncle Tom (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudia McNeil
Self - Lena Younger (clip from A Raisin in the Sun (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Lena Younger (clip from A Raisin in the Sun (1961)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Mitchell
Self - Doc Josiah Boone (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Doc Josiah Boone (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
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Gene Nelson
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Vivien Oakland
Self - Mrs. Shelby (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Mrs. Shelby (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Platt
Self - Mrs. Lucy Mallory (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Mrs. Lucy Mallory (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
S.Z. Sakall
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Isabel Sanford
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George Siegmann
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Claire Trevor
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Lester Vail
Self - Bob (clip from Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Bob (clip from Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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