The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time.
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Writer: George Stevens Jr.
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
186 min
Rating: 6.5/10
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Top Cast
Sidney Poitier
Thurgood Marshall
Burt Lancaster
John W. Davis
Richard Kiley
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Cleavon Little
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Gloria Foster
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
John McMartin
Governor James F. Byrnes
Movie Info
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Writer: George Stevens Jr.
Production Companies: Republic Pictures (II), New Liberty Productions, George Stevens Jr. Productions
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
GenerationofSwine:
It is educational...and as someone that works in history, I can see a teacher wanting to be lazy and using "Separate But Equal" as an excuse for it...
...but I doubt I'd ever do it. I'd want my students to form an interest in movies based on historical events.
I don't know what Poitier was thinking. Watching the mini-series anyone that read the script should have instantly gotten that "made for TV crap" vibe off it.
I gave it 5 stars. I mean, I can sit down and watch and enjoy it...but I can also read and enjoy Herzen's autobiography. I am a freak of nature that can enjoy some horribly dull things.
It's not only impossible to shake that made-for-TV vibe...but on top of it, it feels like you're watching a Lifetime Original Movie.
If you can deal with that, it's worth a watch. Otherwise there are Civil Rights movies that actually know how to make such a dramatic part of American History actually dramatic on the screen.