Separate but Equal (1991): Cast
Separate but Equal is a 1991 drama directed by George Stevens Jr., starring William Hardy as Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, Laura Warner and Burt Lancaster. It runs 4 hours.
- Runtime
- 4h (240 min)
- Director
- George Stevens Jr.
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Separate but Equal About?
The premise of Separate but Equal without spoilers.
A two-part miniseries. Dramatizes the events leading up to the 1954 Supreme Court decision on school desegregation, “Brown vs. Board of Education.”
Separate but Equal Themes & Keywords
· 35 tags- tv mini series
- social commentary
- crotchety old man
- naacp national association for the advancement of colored people
- court
- segregation
- racial segregation
- civil rights movement
- brown v board of education
- civil rights
- judicial system
- racist
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- racial discrimination
- race relations
- racial tension
- racial prejudice
- supreme court ruling
- washington d.c.
- train
- supreme court
- schoolhouse
- reverend
- racism
- new york city
- law
- lawyer
- ku klux klan
- judge
- desegregation
- cross burning
- chief justice
- charleston south carolina
- 1950s
- african american
- courtroom
Separate but Equal Cast & Characters
William Hardy leads the cast as Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, with Laura Warner as Court Room Girl and Burt Lancaster as John W. Davis. Directed by George Stevens Jr.; 39 actors are credited in all.
- Director George Stevens Jr.
- William Hardy as Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark
- Laura Warner as Court Room Girl
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Burt Lancaster as John W. Davis -
Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall
Also Starring in Separate but Equal
· 35 more- Jeffrey Wright William Coleman
- John Rothman Jack Greenberg
- Macon McCalman W.B. Springer
- Cleavon Little Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
- Albert Hall Oliver Hill
- Beeson Carroll Judge John J. Parker
- Damien Leake Dr. Kenneth Clark
- Richard Kiley Chief Justice Earl Warren
- Graham Beckel Josiah C. Tulley
- Tom Aldredge Justice Hugo Black
- John McMartin Governor James F. Byrnes
- Lynne Thigpen Ruth Alice Stovall
- Leonard Jackson Harold Boulware
- Jon DeVries David Krech
- Mike Nussbaum Justice Felix Frankfurter
- Gloria Foster Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
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- Don Dubbins Professor Al Kelly
- Samuel E. Wright Artis Patterson
- Tommy Hollis Harry Briggs Sr.
- Henderson Forsythe Justice Robert Jackson
- Hallie Foote Julia Davis
- Edward Seamon E.R. Crow
- John C. Vennema Justice William O. Douglas
- Randle Mell Charles L. Black Jr.
- John Ottavino Mark Baldwin
- E. Katherine Kerr Mrs. Elizabeth Avery Waring
- Mark Hammer Justice Stanley Forman Reed
- Cheryl Lynn Bruce Gladys Hampton
- Charles Dumas Bob Mong
- William Cain Judge J. Waties Waring
- Fracaswell Hyman
- Ralph Williams
- Ed Hall Reverend J.A. Delaine
- Pearce Venning Harry Briggs Jr.
- Robert Blackburn
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Separate but Equal FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Separate but Equal, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Separate but Equal?
Separate but Equal runs 4 hours (240 minutes).
Who directed Separate but Equal?
Separate but Equal was directed by George Stevens Jr.
More films by George Stevens Jr. Who is in the cast of Separate but Equal?
Separate but Equal stars William Hardy as Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, Laura Warner as Court Room Girl and Burt Lancaster as John W. Davis, among 39 credited actors.
Does Separate but Equal have a post-credit scene?
No. Separate but Equal has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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