Separate but Equal(1991)
The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time.
Synopsis
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
Directed by George Stevens Jr.
Where to watch Separate but Equal
Availability in US · data from JustWatch via TMDB
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Thurgood Marshall
Burt Lancaster
John W. Davis
Richard Kiley
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Cleavon Little
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Gloria Foster
Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
John McMartin
Governor James F. Byrnes
Mark Hammer
Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed
Graham Beckel
Josiah C. Tulley
Jeffrey Wright
William Coleman
Ed Hall
Reverend J.A. Delaine
Lynne Thigpen
Ruth Alice Stovall
Hallie Foote
Julia Davis
Macon McCalman
W.B. Springer
Randle Mell
Charles L. Black Jr.
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Gladys Hampton
Tommy Hollis
Harry Briggs
John Rothman
NAACP Attorney Jack Greenberg
Damien Leake
Dr. Kenneth Clark
Separate but Equal — frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Separate but Equal?+
We don't currently track a streaming service carrying Separate but Equal in your region. Check back — availability changes regularly.
When did Separate but Equal come out?+
Separate but Equal was released in 1991.
How long is Separate but Equal?+
Separate but Equal runs for 186 minutes (3 hours and 6 minutes).
Who directed Separate but Equal?+
Separate but Equal was directed by George Stevens Jr..
Who stars in Separate but Equal?+
Separate but Equal stars Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little and Gloria Foster.
More like Separate but Equal
Recommended by people who watched this
6.9FilmConfirmation
2016
7.1FilmThe Rosa Parks Story
2002
6.9FilmIndictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
7.4FilmGlory Road
2006
6.7FilmThe Eichmann Show
2015
6.6FilmThe Last Rifleman
2023
6.1FilmField of Lost Shoes
2015
7.1FilmThe Miniaturist
2017
7.7FilmThe Long Walk Home
1990
6.7FilmGirl in the Box
2016
6.2FilmAgainst the Wall
1994
6.3FilmThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
6.8FilmA Call to Spy
2020
6.7FilmAll the Way
2016
7.1FilmThe Scarlet and the Black
1983
6.9FilmOutlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
6.1FilmPrizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
6.9FilmOranges and Sunshine
2010
6.4FilmMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
6.5FilmSon of the South
2021
Similar titles
7.6FilmSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
7.0FilmBlue Boy Trial
2025
5.6FilmRiotsville, USA
2022
7.1FilmKoko
2021
7.7FilmA Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
7.1FilmThe Earth of Mankind
2019
8.0FilmAssassination of a Teacher
1988
8.0FilmDangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
1999
6.3FilmPonmagal Vandhal
2020
7.3FilmInherit the Wind
1988
7.0FilmAnn Carver's Profession
1933
8.0Film1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018
9.0FilmMelanie Darrow
1997
6.7FilmWhite Men Can't Jump
1992
6.0FilmI will not mention your name
1971
6.0FilmFilmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
7.8FilmThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
7.2FilmJe vais te tuer
2025
FilmWho Shot Alan B'Stard?
1990