Thurgood (2011) (TV)

Director:

Michael Stevens

Writer:

George Stevens Jr.

Release Date:

24 February 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

...

Thurgood Marshall

Directed by
Michael Stevens

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Stevens Jr.

Produced by
Aaron B. Cooke	....	associate producer
Bill Haber	....	executive producer
George Stevens Jr.	....	executive producer
Michael Stevens	....	producer

Original Music by
Rob Mathes

Film Editing by
Michael Polito

Makeup Department
Gregory Bazemore	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Troy Mosley	....	production manager

Sound Department
Josh Morton	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Jake Hamilton	....	main titles design
Jake Hamilton	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ted Erne	....	remote camera specialist
Helene Haviland	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Dave Oberg	....	post production supervisor

Other crew
Ted Absher	....	audience manager
Torrey Butler	....	production assistant
Darius Clemons	....	production assistant
Stephon Crumbley	....	production assistant
Christian Kouma	....	production assistant
Alan Reback	....	production accountant
Cody Speer	....	coordinator

Production Companies

• Stevens Company, The

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2011) (USA) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - 2700 F Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Stevens Company, The

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.72" (2012)

A loving, moving look at a giant in American History

I know this came out for Black History month in the U.S., and it's right on target: illuminate a pivotal figure from our national past who was an African American. Show both the obstacles overcome and the world-changing effect achieved. That's a fine formula, and it works.

But George Stevens has gone beyond the formula, and this monologue, by the amazing Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall, with slide-show and lighting effects, is surprisingly powerful. They shine their light into some of America's darkest places, yet retain humor and hope. Fishburne uses all his registers, and is a delight to watch, as he persuades you that you are in the presence of the man who, with his argument in Brown v. Board of Education, triggered the end of legal segregation in the U.S, who became the Supreme Court's first African-American member. And who gives you all the context of that life.

If you let yourself, through a spell woven by the spoken word and evocative images on the wall behind the sparsely furnished set, you'll be transported into the life and world of Thurgood Marshall. It's entertaining, enlightening and ... over too soon.