Separate But Equal

Title:

Separate But Equal

Genres:

History , TV Movie , Drama

Companies:

Republic Pictures (II), New Liberty Productions, George Stevens Jr. Productions

Countries:

United States of America

Release Date:

1991-04-07

Runtime:

186

Languages:

English

Status:

Released

Tagline:

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

Overview

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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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

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Movie Reviews

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.