---
title: 'Rustin (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George C. Wolfe'
released: '2023-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rustin-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160834/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rustin (2023)

2023 · PG-13 · 99 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black and a story by Breece about the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, the film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald. It is based on the true story of Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George C. Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-wolfe)
- **Screenplay:** [Dustin Lance Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-lance-black)
- **Producer:** [Barack Obama](https://cinepixo.com/people/barack-obama), [Michelle Obama](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-obama), [Bruce Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cohen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tobias A. Schliessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobias-a-schliessler)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Mondshein](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mondshein)

## Cast

- [Frank Harts](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-harts) as James L. Farmer, Jr.
- [Audra McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/audra-mcdonald) as Ella Josephine Baker
- [Maxwell Whittington-Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-whittington-cooper) as John Lewis
- [Chris Rock](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-rock) as Roy Wilkins
- [Jamilah Rosemond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamilah-rosemond)
- [Glynn Turman](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynn-turman) as A. Philip Randolph
- [Michael Potts](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-potts) as Cleveland Robinson
- [Jakeem Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakeem-powell)
- [Da'Vine Joy Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/da-vine-joy-randolph) as Mahalia Jackson
- [Rashad Demond Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/rashad-demond-edwards) as Medgar Evers
- [Jamar Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamar-williams) as Tyrone
- [Jordan-Amanda Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordan-amanda-hall)
- [Adrienne Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-warren) as Claudia Taylor
- [Johnny Ramey](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-ramey) as Elias Taylor
- [Jules Latimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-latimer)

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