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Title: Marshall (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chadwick Boseman | ... | Thurgood Marshall | |
| Josh Gad | ... | Sam Friedman | |
| Kate Hudson | ... | Eleanor Strubing | |
| Sterling K. Brown | ... | Joseph Spell | |
| Dan Stevens | ... | Loren Willis | |
| James Cromwell | ... | Judge Foster | |
| Keesha Sharp | ... | Buster Marshall | |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Walter White | |
| Derrick Baskin | ... | Ted Lancaster | |
| Barrett Doss | ... | Bertha Lancaster | |
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Zanete Shadwick | ... | Irene Lancaster |
| John Magaro | ... | Irwin Friedman | |
| Ahna O'Reilly | ... | Mrs. Richmond | |
| Jussie Smollett | ... | Langston Hughes | |
| Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas | ... | Zora Neale Hurston | |
In 1940, Thurgood Marshall is a young lawyer for the NAACP who criss-crosses the country defending innocent African-Americans from unjust indictments in court. His latest case is in Bridgeport, Connecticut where an African-American chauffeur is accused of rape of a wealthy white society woman. To admit Marshall into the local Bar, insurance lawyer Sam Friedman is picked over his objections to do introductions in court. However, Friedman's commitment changes drastically when the racist judge forbids Marshall to speak in court, forcing Friedman to act as lead counsel. Now in an intolerable situation for the pair, Marshall must guide his new compatriot through this criminal trial even as Friedman endures not only this unfamiliar area of law, but also the bigoted pressure he now must share. However, the case proves more complex than either anticipates with unexpected twists and turns even as it becomes a vital one that would define two careers as well as the fight for justice in America. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Marshall appeared to be written to the audience of people who probably did not know very much about the early NAACP, or Thurgood Marshall in general. The movie did not captivate his pinnacle case "Brown vs Board of Education Topeka" or his ascension to the Supreme Court. The movie did not highlight any of his 32 cases before the United States Supreme Court. This movie was an introductory that raises one's interest in the subject of this man, his contributions to civil rights, and obstacles that faced African Americans during this period of United States History.
I would recommend this movie to people who are very knowledgeable of Justice Marshall, or perhaps not fully aware of the ramifications of his life's work. Perhaps millennial, like myself, who cannot fully appreciate the journey and progress of civil rights, were the target audience of this movie.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and think it is currently undervalued. The actor who played Justice Marshall was great, the actor who played Mr. Friedman was excellent as well. I would also like to give a shoutout to the way the movie portrayed the residing judge of this case, because he was a very significant character and his transitions in the movie truly gave the movie a climactic moment that really resonated with me. I would recommend Marshall to any of my friends and thought it was great.