Summary
Based on the incredible true story of future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the story tells one of the landmark cases of his life. It follows the young lawyer to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer. Restrained by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, and together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and anti-Semitism.Additional Information
Subjects |
Marshall, Thurgood,
-- 1908-1993
-- Drama.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Drama. African American judges -- Biography -- Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,2018 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Wagner, Paula,
1946- film producer. Sanger, Jonathan, film producer. Hudlin, Reginald, film producer, film director. Koskoff, Michael, screenwriter. Koskoff, Jacob, screenwriter. Boseman, Chadwick, actor. Gad, Josh, 1981- actor. Brown, Sterling K., actor. Hudson, Kate, 1979- actor. Stevens, Dan, 1982- actor. Cromwell, James, actor. Miller, Marcus, 1959- composer. Open Road Films, presenter. Starlight Media, presenter. Hero Films, production company. Chestnut Ridge, production company. Hudlin Entertainment, production company. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell. |
Other Contributors |
Music, Marcus Miller ; editor, Tom McArdle, director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel. |
Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content, sexuality, violence and some strong language. |
Language |
English Spanish In English; with optional Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); English described audio (DVS). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.00:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; DVS Dolby Digital 2.0. |
Description |
1 videodisc (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9786317106963 |
Other | Classic View |