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I Am Not Your Negro > Credits and Details
Directed by
Raoul Peck Raoul Peck ... directed by
Written by
James Baldwin James Baldwin ... writings
Raoul Peck Raoul Peck ... scenario
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson ... Narration (voice)
James Baldwin James Baldwin ... Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X Malcolm X ... Self (archive footage)
Medgar Evers Medgar Evers ... Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ... Self (archive footage)
Paul Weiss Paul Weiss ... Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett Dick Cavett ... Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown H. Rap Brown ... Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan ... Self (archive footage)
Leander Perez Leander Perez ... Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ... Various Roles (archive footage)
Ray Charles Ray Charles ... Self (archive footage)
Doris Day Doris Day ... Various Roles (archive footage)
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper ... Frank Flannagan (archive footage)
Tony Curtis Tony Curtis ... John 'Joker' Jackson (archive footage)
Clinton Rosemond Clinton Rosemond ... Tump Redwine (clip from They Won't Forget (1937)) (archive footage)
Joan Crawford Joan Crawford ... Bonnie (archive footage)
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger ... Gillespie (archive footage)
Richard Widmark Richard Widmark ... Ray Biddle (archive footage)
Fay Wray Fay Wray ... Ann Darrow (archive footage)
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando ... Self (archive footage)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz ... Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston ... Self (archive footage)
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama ... Self (archive footage)
Willie Best Willie Best ... Exodus (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) (archive footage)
George W. Bush George W. Bush ... Self (archive footage)
Kenneth Clark Kenneth Clark ... Self (clip from The Negro and the American Promise (1963)) (archive footage) (as Dr. Kenneth Clark)
Tristao Darius Tristao Darius ... Self
Stepin Fetchit Stepin Fetchit ... Richard (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) (archive footage)
Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Hansberry ... Self (archive footage)
Shumerria Harris Shumerria Harris ... Self
Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn ... Ariane Chavasse (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover ... Self - Head of the FBI (archive footage)
JoeyStarr JoeyStarr ... Narrator french version (voice) (as Joey Starr)
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King ... Self (archive footage)
Rodney King Rodney King ... Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama Barack Obama ... Self (archive footage)
Macc Plaise Macc Plaise ... Self (Portraits)
Cathy Salvodon Cathy Salvodon ... Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Self (archive footage)
John Wayne John Wayne ... Ringo Kid (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams ... Self (archive footage)
Uncredited Cast
George Bancroft George Bancroft ... Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage)
Louise Beavers Louise Beavers ... Delilah Johnson (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage)
Dorothy Black Dorothy Black ... Peola Johnson age 10 (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage)
Earl Bostic Earl Bostic ... Self (clip from I Ain't Gonna Open That Door (1947)) (archive footage)
Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey ... Herbert Wilkes (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) (archive footage)
Godfrey Cambridge Godfrey Cambridge ... Self (clip from Chiquita Banana commercial) (archive footage)
John Carradine John Carradine ... Hatfield (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage)
Linda Darnell Linda Darnell ... Edie Johnson (clip from No Way Out (1950)) (archive footage)
Norma Drew Norma Drew ... Teacher (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) (archive footage)
Carol Haney Carol Haney ... Gladys Hotchkiss (clip from The Pajama Game (1957)) (archive footage)
Arte Johnson Arte Johnson ... Self (clip from The Gong Show (1976)) (archive footage)
Noble Johnson Noble Johnson ... Native Chief (clip from King Kong (1933)) (archive footage)
James B. Lowe James B. Lowe ... Uncle Tom (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage)
Claudia McNeil Claudia McNeil ... Lena Younger (clip from A Raisin in the Sun (1961)) (archive footage)
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ... Doc Josiah Boone (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage)
Jack Mower Jack Mower ... Mr. Shelby (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage)
Gene Nelson Gene Nelson ... Tom Farnham (clip from Lullaby of Broadway (1951)) (archive footage)
Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland ... Mrs. Shelby (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage)
Louise Platt Louise Platt ... Mrs. Lucy Mallory (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) (archive footage)
S.Z. Sakall S.Z. Sakall ... Adolph Hubbell (clip from Lullaby of Broadway (1951)) (archive footage)
Isabel Sanford Isabel Sanford ... Tillie (clip from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)) (archive footage)
George Siegmann George Siegmann ... Simon Legree (clip from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)) (archive footage)
Claire Trevor Claire Trevor ... Dallas (archive footage)
Lester Vail Lester Vail ... Bob (clip from Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)) (archive footage)
Produced by
Prudence Arndt Prudence Arndt ... archive producer
Joëlle Bertossa Joëlle Bertossa ... co-producer: coproduced by
Rémi Grellety Rémi Grellety ... producer
Hébert Peck Hébert Peck ... producer
Raoul Peck Raoul Peck ... producer
Patrick Quinet Patrick Quinet ... co-producer: coproduced by
Audrey Rosenberg Audrey Rosenberg ... consulting producer
Amy Shatsky-Gambrill Amy Shatsky-Gambrill ... supervising producer
Original Music by
Alexei Aigui Alexei Aigui ... music composed by
Thanks
Nathalie Geoffroy Nathalie Geoffroy ... thanks
Helena Gonçalves Helena Gonçalves ... thanks
Additional Info
Premiere: September 10, 2016
Theatrical Release: February 03, 2017
DVD Release: May 02, 2017
Blu-ray Release: May 02, 2017
Countries: France United States Belgium Switzerland
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Websites: Official Site IMDb Wikipedia Facebook X
Ratings
IMDb

7.9 / 10

Metacritic

95 / 100

Production Companies
Velvet Film
Velvet Films
Artémis Productions
Close Up Films
ARTE (in coproduction with)
ITVS International (in coproduction with)
Independent Lens (CPB - Corporation for Public Broadcating) (with funding from)
Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) (with funding from)
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (with funding from)
Shelter Prod (with funding from)
Distributors
Magnolia Pictures
  (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
Amazon Studios
  (2016) (United States) (video)
The Criterion Channel
  (2023) (United States) (streaming) (TV)
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