Separate But Equal

Unrated

4/7/19913h 6m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time. ~

Overview:

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

Director:

George Stevens Jr.

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

civil rights
racial segregation
courtroom

Cast

Sidney Poitier

~ as ~

Thurgood Marshall

Burt Lancaster

~ as ~

John W. Davis

Richard Kiley

~ as ~

Chief Justice Earl Warren

Cleavon Little

~ as ~

Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Gloria Foster

~ as ~

Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

John McMartin

~ as ~

Governor James F. Byrnes

Mark Hammer

~ as ~

Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed

Graham Beckel

~ as ~

Josiah C. Tulley

Jeffrey Wright

~ as ~

William Coleman

Ed Hall

~ as ~

Reverend J.A. Delaine

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
It is educational...and as someone that works in history, I can see a teacher wanting to be lazy and using "Separate But Equal" as an excuse for it...

...but I doubt I'd ever do it. I'd want my students to form an interest in movies based on historical events.

I don't know what Poitier was thinking. Watching the mini-series anyone that read the script should have instantly gotten that "made for TV crap" vibe off it.

I gave it 5 stars. I mean, I can sit down and watch and enjoy it...but I can also read and enjoy Herzen's autobiography. I am a freak of nature that can enjoy some horribly dull things.

It's not only impossible to shake that made-for-TV vibe...but on top of it, it feels like you're watching a Lifetime Original Movie.

If you can deal with that, it's worth a watch. Otherwise there are Civil Rights movies that actually know how to make such a dramatic part of American History actually dramatic on the screen.