Separate But Equal (1991)
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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 6 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 13 mins
Synopsis:
The infamous Brown v. Board of Education trial is brought to life as rising civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall battles John W. Davis and the status quo. As Marshall forces the superior court to understand and acknowledge the tragic effects of discrimination on children, he helps to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little, John McMartin
Director: George Stevens
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A Hollywood big screen version would have cut out too many details, so the miniseries format is ideal in letting this piece of history unfold.
03/01/04 07:35 PM
The pace of Stevens’ film is deliberate, often even slow. But there is plenty of story here to tell, and he takes care not to succumb to easy tricks.
01/14/04 05:02 PM
Traces the events leading up to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education
07/20/03 12:41 PM
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