The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till

Name: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-08-17
Rating: 6.889

Documentary1h 8m

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97%

Tomatometer

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84%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorKeith Beauchamp

ReleasedAug 17, 2005

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$205K

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Without sensationalism or flinching from the brutality of the crime, this documentary is an eye-opening call for justice.”

97% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Terry Lawson

RTDetroit Free PressFeb 17, 2006

Beauchamp, who worked on his film for nine years, dutifully reinterviews the surviving witnesses, and more effectively than any previous documentary or return look at the case, re-creates the atmosphere of a 1950s Mississippi.

Richard Nilsen

RTArizona RepublicFeb 9, 2006

This well-focused, short (75 minute) film will be an eye opener for those who didn't live through the era. For those who did, it will be all too familiar.

Carrie Rickey

RTPhiladelphia InquirerDec 2, 2005

Potent and searing.

Brian Costello

RTCommon Sense MediaMar 3, 2019

Eye-opening docu on horrific '50s murder has graphic images.