Separate But Equal

Name: Separate But Equal
Genre: History, TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1991-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 186 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little, Gloria Foster

"The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time."

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

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GenerationofSwine@GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

It is educational...and as someone that works in history, I can see a teacher wanting to be lazy and using "Separate But Equal" as an excuse for it...

...but I doubt I'd ever do it. I'd want my students to form an interest in movies based on historical events.

I don't know what Poitier was thinking. Watching the mini-series anyone that read the script should have instantly gotten that "made for TV crap" vibe off it.

I gave it 5 stars. I mean, I can sit down and watch and enjoy it...but I can also read and enjoy Herzen's autobiography. I am a freak of nature that can enjoy some horribly dull things.

It's not only impossible to shake that made-for-TV vibe...but on top of it, it feels like you're watching a Lifetime Original Movie.

If you can deal with that, it's worth a watch. Otherwise there are Civil Rights movies that actually know how to make such a dramatic part of American History actually dramatic on the screen.