🎬 Documentary

Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

⭐ 9.0/10 1982 59m Dir. Paul Wagner

About this movie

This documentary recounts the struggle of the Pullman sleeping car porters to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black trade union in the United States. Through archival materials and interviews with retired porters, the film reveals the discrimination behind their famed “miles of smiles” service and the long fight for recognition and dignity.

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Year
1982
Runtime
59m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 9.0/10
Votes
1
Genre
Documentary
Director
Paul Wagner
Language
EN

Cast

👤
Lawrence W. Davis
👤
C.L. Dellums
👤
Ernest Ford Jr.
👤
Green Glenn
👤
Homer Glenn
👤
William Harrington
👤
Hunter Johnson
👤
L. Long
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Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle has a runtime of 59m ( and 59 minutes).
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle was directed by Paul Wagner and released in 1982.
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle is a Documentary film (1982).
The cast of Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle includes Lawrence W. Davis, C.L. Dellums, Ernest Ford Jr., Green Glenn, Homer Glenn.
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle has a TMDB rating of 9.0/10 based on 1 votes.

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