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Separate But Equal

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1991
  • PG
  • 3h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
880
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Sidney Poitier in Separate But Equal (1991)
Separate But Equal
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A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Richard Kiley
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    880
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    • Stars
      • Sidney Poitier
      • Burt Lancaster
      • Richard Kiley
    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Thurgood Marshall
    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • John W. Davis
    Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley
    • Chief Justice Earl Warren
    Cleavon Little
    Cleavon Little
    • Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
    Gloria Foster
    Gloria Foster
    • Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
    John McMartin
    John McMartin
    • Governor James F. Byrnes
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Josiah C. Tulley
    Ed Hall
    • Reverend J.A. Delaine
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • Ruth Alice Stovall
    Macon McCalman
    Macon McCalman
    • W.B. Springer
    Randle Mell
    • Charles L. Black Jr.
    Henderson Forsythe
    • Justice Robert Jackson
    Cheryl Lynn Bruce
    Cheryl Lynn Bruce
    • Gladys Hampton
    Tommy Hollis
    Tommy Hollis
    • Harry Briggs Sr.
    John Rothman
    John Rothman
    • Jack Greenberg
    Damien Leake
    Damien Leake
    • Dr. Kenneth Clark
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Oliver Hill
    Mike Nussbaum
    Mike Nussbaum
    • Justice Felix Frankfurter
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    • Trivia
      This was Burt Lancaster's final performance. On November 30, 1990, shortly after filming ended, he suffered a massive stroke and remained incapacitated for the final four years of his life.
    • Goofs
      The entire movie is set in the 1950s, but in at least one of the New York City street scenes, both the pedestrians' clothing and the cars on the street appear to date from the late 1960s to the 1970s.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)

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    10/10

    Excellent but complex

    Separate but Equal is a great movie depicting the tragedy of the time of racial segregation in schools and the steps which these men from the NAACP took to correct it. The movie has great acting and intense speech emotion but sinks into the wordiness and vocabulary which lawyers and judges use and leaves the audience scratching their heads or reading the dictionary. Nevertheless, the movie has great speeches and facts as well as events suitable in a history-documentary. Great movie to sit by and try to teach yourself to be a lawyer.
    • Vegita
    • Nov 4, 2000
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Skilda världar
    • Filming locations
      • Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • George Stevens Productions
      • New Liberty Productions
      • Republic Pictures (II)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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