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Separate but Equal

The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time.

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

3h 6m1991TMDb 6.5

HistoryTV MovieDrama

English

Crew and Cast

George Stevens Jr.George Stevens Jr.DirectorSidney PoitierSidney PoitierThurgood MarshallBurt LancasterBurt LancasterJohn W. DavisRichard KileyRichard KileyChief Justice Earl WarrenCleavon LittleCleavon LittleRobert L. 'Bob' CarterGloria FosterGloria FosterVivian 'Buster' MarshallJohn McMartinJohn McMartinGovernor James F. Byrnes
Mark HammerAssociate Justice Stanley Forman ReedGraham BeckelGraham BeckelJosiah C. TulleyJeffrey WrightJeffrey WrightWilliam Coleman
Ed HallReverend J.A. DelaineLynne ThigpenLynne ThigpenRuth Alice StovallHallie FooteHallie FooteJulia DavisMacon McCalmanMacon McCalmanW.B. SpringerRandle MellRandle MellCharles L. Black Jr.Cheryl Lynn BruceCheryl Lynn BruceGladys HamptonTommy HollisTommy HollisHarry BriggsJohn RothmanJohn RothmanNAACP Attorney Jack GreenbergDamien LeakeDamien LeakeDr. Kenneth ClarkMike NussbaumMike NussbaumSupreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
William HardySupreme Court Justice Tom C. ClarkWilliam CainWilliam CainFederal Judge J. Waties Waring
Michael FlippoTomMichael L. NesbittMichael L. NesbittMan In AudienceRic ReitzRic ReitzMr. Straight
Edward SeamonE.R. Crow
Laurens MooreJudgeHenderson ForsytheHenderson ForsytheJustice Robert JacksonAlbert HallAlbert HallOliver HillE. Katherine KerrE. Katherine KerrMrs. Elizabeth Avery WaringTom AldredgeTom AldredgeJustice Hugo Black

Storyline

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
7 April 1991
Runtime
3h 6m
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (14 votes)

Production

Director
George Stevens Jr.
Writers
George Stevens Jr.
Studios
Republic Pictures, New Liberty Productions, George Stevens Jr. Productions
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English