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22 February 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Government Lie. A Woman's Secret. A Story That Must Be Told.
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The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 16 wins
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15 nominations
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(2 articles)
Guy, Carson, And Lee Star In Miss Evers' Boys At Southwest
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 17 February 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
Magic Johnson To Make Film About Basketball
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 August 2002)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 17 February 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
Magic Johnson To Make Film About Basketball
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 August 2002)
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A film about science, well how INTERESTING!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alfre Woodard | ... | Eunice Evers, R.N. | |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Caleb Humphries | |
| Craig Sheffer | ... | Dr. Douglas | |
| Joe Morton | ... | Dr. Sam Brodus | |
| Obba Babatundé | ... | Willie Johnson | |
| Von Coulter | ... | Hodman Bryan | |
| Thom Gossom Jr. | ... | Ben Washington | |
| Ossie Davis | ... | Mr. Evers | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | The Senate Chairman | |
| Robert Benedetti | ... | Senator | |
| Peter Stelzer | ... | Senator | |
| Donzaleigh Abernathy | ... | Nurse Betty | |
| Tommy Cresswell | ... | Dr. Larkin | |
| Judson Vaughn | ... | Dr. Davis | |
| Larry Black | ... | Dr. Hamilton |
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Rated PG for theme and related elements.
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118 min
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Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
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Show Me Lord
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First of all, I must say that this was one of the best TV movies I've ever seen. Not only were there quality actors (Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburn, Joe Morton), but the people involved succeeded in making this an honest drama and not one where the schmaltz comes dripping out of your screen. As for the film itself I must say that all the cast and crew were great and I had no complaints about the film, but one. I really missed that sarcastic edge in the end. I mean, if I was a director I would have blacked out the screen in the end and would have inserted the conclusion of the experiment there. You know a black screen with something like: Compared to whites, blacks do not react differently to syphilis.' taken from and so on. I would have really liked that, because I (as a first year psychology student) have read about a lot of experiments even now, some of which were morally more acceptable than others, but never in my life have I read something as terrible as this. Do not get me wrong, I understood the intention at the beginning of the experiment, but I think it was unhuman to go along with it. Even if some men had died from getting pene - something (an anti biotic), it would have been better than the terrible death they faced through syphilis. But what about science you ask? Screw the data!
7 out of 10