Separate But Equal

Director: George Stevens Jr. George Stevens Jr.

Overview

Based on the ground-breaking Brown vs. the Board of Education case, the made-for-television Separate But Equal follows a young Thurgood Marshall (Sidney Poitier) as a lawyer who argues the racially-charged lawsuit before the Supreme Court. Marshall's opponent is John W. Davis (Burt Lancaster) and the two argue passionately and eloquently before a Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren (Richard Kiley). Separate But Equal is a moving and human dramatization of one of the most pivotal court cases in American history.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/2024
UPC:	0840418304617
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	PG
Source:	Cbs Mod
Language:	English
Time:	3:11:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sidney Poitier	Thurgood Marshall
Burt Lancaster	John W. Davis
Richard Kiley	Earl Warren
Cleavon Little	Carter
Lynne Thigpen	Alice
Graham Beckel	Tulley
Cheryl Lynn Bruce	Gladys
William Cain	Waties Waring
Gloria Foster	Buster
John McMartin	Governor Byrnes
Ed Hall	Reverend Delaine,Oliver Hill
Macon McCalman	Springer
Damien Leake	Dr. Clark
Tommy Hollis	Mr. Briggs
Mike Nussbaum	Justice Frankfurter
Hallie Foote	Julia
John Rothman	Jack Greenberg
Pearce Venning	Briggs Jr.
Beeson Carroll	Judge Parker
Henderson Forsythe	Justice Jackson
Randle Mell	Charles L. Black, Jr.
E. Katherine Kerr	Mrs. Elizabeth Avery Waring
Tom Aldredge	Justice Hugo Black
Leonard Jackson	Harold Boulware
Jon DeVries	David Krech
Samuel E. Wright	Artis Patterson,William Coleman

Technical Credits

George Stevens Jr.	Director,Producer,Executive Producer
Peter Knowlton	Special Effects
Stan Margulies	Executive Producer