Separate But Equal (1991)

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

Director:

George Stevens Jr.

Writer:

George Stevens Jr.

Stars:

Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations.

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

segregation | civil rights | brown v board of education | judge | cross burning | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gleichheit kennt keine Farbe

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

George Stevens Productions, New Liberty Productions, Republic Pictures (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

186 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

User Reviews

Excellent but complex

Separate but Equal is a great movie depicting the tragedy of the time of racial segregation in schools and the steps which these men from the NAACP took to correct it. The movie has great acting and intense speech emotion but sinks into the wordiness and vocabulary which lawyers and judges use and leaves the audience scratching their heads or reading the dictionary. Nevertheless, the movie has great speeches and facts as well as events suitable in a history-documentary. Great movie to sit by and try to teach yourself to be a lawyer.