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.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 12 nominations total
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- TriviaThis 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.
- GoofsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)
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It's the dramatization of the case Brown v. Board of Education. It starts with a need for a bus and ends with the finish of segregation. This is a two-part series totalling three hours of television. Sidney Poitier plays NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall who would go on to become a Supreme Court judge.
I am not always a fan of courtroom dramas especially when the result is already known. The court case part may be informative but not the most dramatic. It is everything around the court case that is truly fascinating. The plaintiffs' stories are interesting. Nowadays, this case is taken as a given, but it's not a given at the time. This is educational and sometimes compelling TV.
I am not always a fan of courtroom dramas especially when the result is already known. The court case part may be informative but not the most dramatic. It is everything around the court case that is truly fascinating. The plaintiffs' stories are interesting. Nowadays, this case is taken as a given, but it's not a given at the time. This is educational and sometimes compelling TV.
- SnoopyStyle
- May 18, 2024
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