Separate But Equal (TV 1991)

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186 min - Drama | History

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A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sidney Poitier	...	Thurgood Marshall
	Burt Lancaster	...	John W. Davis
	Richard Kiley	...	Chief Justice Earl Warren
	Cleavon Little	...	Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
	Gloria Foster	...	Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
	John McMartin	...	Governor James F. Byrnes
	Graham Beckel	...	Josiah C. Tulley
	Ed Hall	...	Reverend J.A. Delaine
	Lynne Thigpen	...	Ruth Alice Stovall
	Macon McCalman	...	W.B. Springer
	Randle Mell	...	Charles L. Black, Jr.
	Henderson Forsythe	...	Justice Robert Jackson
	Cheryl Lynn Bruce	...	Gladys Hampton
	Tommy Hollis	...	Harry Briggs Sr.
	John Rothman	...	Jack Greenberg

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This film follows the true story of the NAACP court court challenge of racial school segregation in the Brown vs. Board of Education. This was the struggle would destroy the legal validity for racial segregation in general and prove to be the start and the first major victory of the civil rights movement. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1991 (USA) See more »

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Gleichheit kennt keine Farbe See more »

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA See more »

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George Stevens Productions, New Liberty Productions, Republic Pictures (II) See more »

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186 min

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Stereo

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1.33 : 1

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This was Burt Lancaster's final performance. In November 1990, shortly after filming ended, he suffered a massive stroke and remained incapacitated for the final four years of his life. See more »

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