Separate but Equal (film)
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Separate But Equal is a 1991 American two-part television miniseries depicting the landmark Supreme Court desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, based on the phrase "Separate but equal". The film stars Sidney Poitier as lead NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, Richard Kiley as Chief Justice Earl Warren, Burt Lancaster (in his final television role) as lawyer John W. Davis (loser of Briggs v. Elliott and the Democratic candidate in the 1924 US presidential election), Cleavon Little as lawyer and judge Robert L. Carter, and Lynne Thigpen as Ruth Alice Stovall.[1]
Separate but Equal | |
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Genre | Drama History |
Written by | George Stevens Jr. |
Directed by | George Stevens Jr. |
Starring | Sidney Poitier Gloria Foster Tommy Hollis Burt Lancaster |
Music by | Carl Davis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Stan Margulies George Stevens Jr. |
Production locations | Orlando, Florida Charleston, South Carolina Manhattan Saluda, South Carolina Washington, D.C. |
Cinematography | Nick Knowland |
Editor | John W. Wheeler |
Running time | 194 minutes |
Production companies | New Liberty Films Republic Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | April 7 (1991-04-07) ā April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08) |
In 1991, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences rewarded the film with the Outstanding Miniseries award.[2] The film received 8 nominations for Emmy Awards in 1991 and won 2,[3] and received 3 nominations for Golden Globe Awards in 1992.[4]