Separate But Equal

George Stevens Jr.
1991-04-07

The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time.
6.5
186 min

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sidney Poitier Thurgood Marshall Unowned
Burt Lancaster John W. Davis Unowned
Richard Kiley Chief Justice Earl Warren Unowned
Cleavon Little Robert L. 'Bob' Carter Unowned
Gloria Foster Vivian 'Buster' Marshall Unowned
John McMartin Governor James F. Byrnes Unowned
Mark Hammer Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed Unowned
Graham Beckel Josiah C. Tulley Unowned
Jeffrey Wright William Coleman Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Ed Hall Reverend J.A. Delaine Unowned
Lynne Thigpen Ruth Alice Stovall Unowned
Hallie Foote Julia Davis Unowned
Macon McCalman W.B. Springer Unowned
Randle Mell Charles L. Black Jr. Unowned
Cheryl Lynn Bruce Gladys Hampton Unowned
Tommy Hollis Harry Briggs Unowned
John Rothman NAACP Attorney Jack Greenberg Unowned
Damien Leake Dr. Kenneth Clark Unowned
Mike Nussbaum Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter Unowned
William Hardy Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark Unowned
William Cain Federal Judge J. Waties Waring Unowned
Michael Flippo Tom Unowned
Michael L. Nesbitt Man In Audience Unowned
Ric Reitz Mr. Straight Unowned
Edward Seamon E.R. Crow Unowned
Laurens Moore Judge Unowned