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Director:
George Stevens Jr.
Writer (WGA):
George Stevens Jr. (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 April 1991 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | History See more »
Plot:
A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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

Damien Leake ... Dr. Kenneth Clark

Albert Hall ... Oliver Hill

Mike Nussbaum ... Justice Felix Frankfurter
Hallie Foote ... Julia Davis
William Cain ... Judge J. Waties Waring
E. Katherine Kerr ... Mrs. Elizabeth Avery Waring

Tom Aldredge ... Justice Hugo Black
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Blackburn
Beeson Carroll ... Judge John J. Parker
Gerald Keith Colbert
Jon DeVries ... David Krech
Don Dubbins

Charles Dumas
Charles Dunman ... Bob Mong
Michael Flippo ... Tom
Jack Greenberg ... Himself
Mark Hammer ... Justice Stanley Red
William Hardy
Fracaswell Hyman
Leonard Jackson ... Harold Boulware
Michael L. Nesbitt ... Man In Audience
John Ottavino ... Mark Baldwin

Ric Reitz ... Mr. Straight
Edward Seamon ... E.R. Crow (as Ed Seamon)

John C. Vennema
Pearce Venning ... Harry Briggs Jr.

Laura Warner ... Court Room Girl
Sam P. Whitehead ... Washington Times Reporter
Ralph Williams

Jeffrey Wright ... William Coleman

Samuel E. Wright ... Artis Patterson
Laurens Moore ... Judge (uncredited)

Michael Noel ... Businessman in train station (uncredited)
I. Russell Weinstein ... Reporter at phone booth (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Stevens Jr. 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
George Stevens Jr. (written by)

Produced by
Stan Margulies .... executive producer
Joel Segal .... associate producer (as Joel B. Segal)
George Stevens Jr. .... executive producer
Ted Swanson .... associate producer (as Ted Adams Swanson)
 
Original Music by
Carl Davis 
 
Cinematography by
Nicholas D. Knowland  (as Nic Knowland)
 
Film Editing by
John W. Wheeler 
 
Casting by
Judy Dennis 
Alixe Gordin 
 
Production Design by
Veronica Hadfield 
 
Art Direction by
Gae S. Buckley 
 
Set Decoration by
Debra Schutt 
 
Costume Design by
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck 
 
Makeup Department
Gigi Coker .... makeup artist
Marie-Ange Ripka .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Suzy Beugen .... executive in charge of production
Ted Swanson .... unit production manager (as Ted Adams Swanson)
Randall Torno .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Kramarchuk .... second assistant director
Joel Segal .... first assistant director (as Joel B. Segal)
 
Art Department
Jamie Arbuckle .... set dresser
Helen Britten .... set buyer
Donna Fewell .... property assistant
Ted Haigh .... assistant art director
Ted Haigh .... graphic designer
Ted Haigh .... signwriter
Ralph Horn .... set dresser
Michael Lane .... set dresser
Kerry Longacre .... on-set dresser (as Kerry James Longacre)
Peggy Parker .... property master
Roger Ragland .... assistant art director: Florida
Thomas Michael Ryan .... gang boss
Jeffrey Schlatter .... construction coordinator
Robert Topol .... master scenic artist
M. Tony Trotta .... camera scenic artist
 
Sound Department
Gary Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Bergren .... sound effects editor
John Voss Bonds Jr. .... sound editor
Joe Earle .... sound editor
Frank A. Fuller Jr. .... sound editor
John Haeny .... sound editor
David Hankins .... supervising sound editor (as Dave Hankins)
Adam Jenkins .... sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Kirk .... sound re-recording mixer
Bruce P. Michaels .... supervising adr editor
Brian Thomas Nist .... sound editor
Ed Novick .... production mixer
Ralph Osborn .... sound editor
Steve Richardson .... adr supervisor
Adam Sawelson .... sound editor
Matt Sawelson .... sound editor
Brad Sherman .... sound editor
Ian Wright .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Peter Knowlton .... special effects coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Cornwall .... electrician
Frank G. DeMarco .... first assistant camera: second unit
Mark Gerard .... cinematographer: second unit
Bob Greene .... still photographer
George Hesse .... second assistant camera: second unit
Stan Keitt .... second assistant camera
Alan Pickelsimer .... grip
Barry Ryan .... key grip
Stony Shelton .... gaffer (as Stoney Shelton)
Cecil Wilson .... first assistant camera: second unit
 
Casting Department
Len Hunt .... extras casting
Beverly Poitier-Henderson .... regional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lola Bullion Chambers .... costumer: women (as Lola Bullion-Chambers)
Frank Perry Rose .... costume supervisor
Paul A. Simmons Jr. .... costumer: men (as Paul Simmons)
 
Editorial Department
Sue Kesler .... assistant editor
Julie Rogers .... associate editor
 
Music Department
Joanie Diener .... supervising music editor
Peter Fuchs .... score recordist
 
Transportation Department
Christie Chaplin .... driver
Richard A. Davis .... transportation captain (as Richard Davis)
Robert Gravel .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Edward Bowen .... location manager
Connie Collins .... script supervisor
Chris Debiec .... production assistant (as Christopher A. Debiec)
Lily Duke .... talent coordinator
John Hope Franklin .... historical consultant
Julie Goetz .... researcher
Anne E. Hart .... production coordinator
Cristi G. Hooper .... assistant: Mr. Margulies
Leslie Kirvin .... location auditor
Donna Mack .... production assistant
Dottie McCarthy .... assistant: Mr. Stevens
Toni Pezone .... intern: AFI
E. Barrett Prettyman .... historical consultant
Peter Wentworth .... assistant production coordinator
Jim Zagami .... consultant: Supreme Court
 
Thanks
Jerry Gunther .... thanks
Nelson Rivers .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
186 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Charleston, South Carolina, USASee more »
Company:
George Stevens ProductionsSee more »

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.See more »

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4 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
More educational than entertaining, 5 June 2004
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

Recently, four states celebrated the 50th anniversary of a 1954 American Supreme Court landmark decision which struck down the long standing "separate but equal" status for racially divided public schools in a finding against public school racial segregation. The case for desegregation was argued by Thurgood Marshall (Poitier) - founder of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund who later became the first black Supreme Court justice - before nine Supreme Court justices presided over by Chief Justice Earl Warren (Kiley). Though the federal trial represented a collective consideration of trials in the four states (SC, KS, VA, and DW), this 3 hour, 2 part TV miniseries docudrama focuses on the South Carolina case (Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al.) in Part 1 and the Supreme Court trial in Part 2. "Separate but Equal" has little to offer save its historical significance as it dwells mostly on the legal dialectic at work during this benchmark in the genesis of racial equality in America. Good viewing for anyone with a general interest in the history of racial issues in America or a specific interest in the NAACP or the Supreme Court. (B)

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