Separate But Equal

April. 07,1991

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Drama History TV Movie

Keywords：

Courtroom Racial Segregation Civil Rights

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation. One of the most pivotal moments in 20th century American history is bracingly dramatized in Separate but Equal. In telling the detailed story of the Supreme Court's 1953 decision to abolish racial segregation in schools, this superb 1991 TV movie covers a broad spectrum of issues, never taking its "eyes off the prize" while its first-rate cast conveys the importance of the Supreme Court's ultimately unanimous decision.

Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall

Burt Lancaster as John W. Davis

Richard Kiley as Chief Justice Earl Warren

Cleavon Little as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Gloria Foster as Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

John McMartin as Governor James F. Byrnes

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Reviews

WillSushyMedia

1991/04/07

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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FirstWitch

1991/04/08

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Brainsbell

1991/04/09

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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Sameer Callahan

1991/04/10

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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