Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers (WGA):

David Feldshuh (play)
Walter Bernstein (teleplay)

Release Date:

22 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

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.

Plot Keywords:

Syphilis | Apostrophe In Title | Public Health | Punctuation In Title | Based On Play

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG for theme and related elements.

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

Company:

Anasazi Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Show Me Lord

A well crafted blend of docu and drama.

"MEB" tells the story of the infamous "Tuskeegee Syphilis Study" by building the docudrama around a black nurse (Woodard) who hailed from the black community which was the focus of the study. The polished and well crafted film spends equal time with the lives of the Macon County black sharecroppers and the questions of medical ethics the study raised resulting in an entertaining as well as informative watch. A nice mix of docu and drama, fact and fiction.