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Sins of the Father is a 2002 American made-for-TV docudrama directed by Robert Dornhelm. The teleplay by John Pielmeier is based on a Texas Monthly article by Pamela Colloff chronicling the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in which four young African American girls were killed while attending Sunday-school. The victims were Addie Mae Collins, 14 yrs old; Denise McNair, 11 yrs old; Carole Robertson, 14 yrs old; and Cynthia Welsley, 14 yrs old. It was believed that there were 5 girls together in the church basement on that fateful day, but only one survived: young Sarah Collins, Addie Mae's younger sister. The bombing was racially motivated and carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan. The film was first aired on January 6, 2002 at FX.
Original Release
01/05/2002
US Release
01/05/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Sizemore | Tom Cherry |
Richard Jenkins | Bobby Frank Cherry |
Brenda Bazinet | Virginia Cherry |
Lachlan Murdoch | Young Tom |
Colm Feore | Dalton Strong |
Ving Rhames | Garrick Jones |
Jessica Gray Charles | Denise McNair |
Funmiola Lawson | Cynthia Wesley |
Aaryn Doyle | Carole Robertson |
Isys Alexis | Mae Collins |
Directors
Writers
Pamela Colloff, John Pielmeier
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Sizemore | Tom Cherry |
Richard Jenkins | Bobby Frank Cherry |
Brenda Bazinet | Virginia Cherry |
Lachlan Murdoch | Young Tom |
Colm Feore | Dalton Strong |
Ving Rhames | Garrick Jones |
Jessica Gray Charles | Denise McNair |
Funmiola Lawson | Cynthia Wesley |
Aaryn Doyle | Carole Robertson |
Isys Alexis | Mae Collins |
Mica Le John | Sarah Collins |
Kim Roberts | Mrs. Wesley |
Delores Etienne | Older Woman at Church |
Sandi Ross | Sunday School Teacher |
Ardon Bess | Minister at Church |
Michael Rhoades | Tommy |
Bruce McFee | Robert Chambliss |
Tony Munch | Herman Cash |
Simon Reynolds | Troy Ingram |
Tom McBeath | J. Edgar Hoover |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tracey Alexander | Executive Producer |
Barbara Bloom | Executive Producer |
Bob Cooper | Executive Producer |
Judy Ranan | Producer |
Frank Siracusa | Producer |