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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 53 min. 38 sec.) ; 659460771 bytes |
| Summary |
In the year 1941, as the nation teeters on the brink of entering WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends its only lawyer, 32-year-old Thurgood Marshall, to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur against charges of rape and attempted murder brought by his wealthy socialite employer. It was a trial that quickly became tabloid fodder. In need of a high-profile victory, but muzzled by the trial court, Marshall is joined by Samuel Friedman, a young Jewish lawyer who has never before tried a criminal case. Marshall and Friedman struggle against a hostile storm of fear and prejudice, driven to discover the truth in the sensationalised trial which helped set the groundwork for a career that ultimately made Thurgood Marshall America's first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Based upon a true story |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Classification M ACMA |
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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.
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Adultery -- Social aspects.
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African Americans.
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Attorney and client.
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Race relations -- Social aspects.
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Crime films.
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United States.
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China -- Hong Kong.
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Drama.
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Streaming video
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Hudlin, Reginald, director.
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Baskin, Derrick, actor.
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Boseman, Chadwick, actor.
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Brown, Sterling K., actor.
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Cromwell, James, actor.
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Doss, Barrett, actor.
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Gad, Josh, actor
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Guenveur Smith, Roger, actor
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Hudson, Kate, actor
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Magaro, John, actor
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O'Reilly, Ahna, actor
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Shadwick, Zanete, actor
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Sharp, Keesha, actor
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Smollett, Jussie, actor
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Stevens, Dan, actor.
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Thomas, Rozonda, actor
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