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7.1/10   431 votes
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Director:
Joseph Sargent
Writers (WGA):
David Feldshuh (play)
Walter Bernstein (teleplay)
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Release Date:
22 February 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
A Government Lie. A Woman's Secret. A Story That Must Be Told.
Plot:
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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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(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)
User Comments:
A film about science, well how INTERESTING! more (13 total)

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for theme and related elements.
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more
Company:
Anasazi Productions more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Show Me Lord more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
A film about science, well how INTERESTING!, 20 June 2002
7/10
Author: stamper from The Netherlands

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!

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