Separate but Equal (film)

For the legal doctrine, see separate but equal. For the All Grown Up! episode, see List of All Grown Up! episodes.
Separate but Equal
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GenreDrama
History
Written byGeorge Stevens Jr.
Directed byGeorge Stevens Jr.
StarringSidney Poitier
Gloria Foster
Tommy Hollis
Burt Lancaster
Music byCarl Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersStan Margulies
George Stevens Jr.
Production locationsOrlando, Florida
Charleston, South Carolina
Manhattan
Saluda, South Carolina
Washington, D.C.
CinematographyNick Knowland
EditorJohn W. Wheeler
Running time194 minutes
Production companiesNew Liberty Films
Republic Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseApril 7 (1991-04-07) –
April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08)
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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]

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]

  1. ^ "Separate But Equal (TV 1991) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-10-13
  2. ^ Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries - 1991
  3. ^ Separate But Equal Awards & Nominations
  4. ^ Separate But Equal - Golden Globes