Strange Justice
| Strange Justice | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Jacob Epstein Jane Mayer Jill Abramson |
| Directed by | Ernest Dickerson |
| Starring | Delroy Lindo Mandy Patinkin Regina Taylor Paul Winfield |
| Theme music composer | William Jacobs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jacob Epstein Steven Haft |
| Editor | Stephen Lovejoy |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release |
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Strange Justice is a 1999 television film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring Delroy Lindo and Regina Taylor. Originally aired on Showtime, the film is based on a book by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson that covered the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.
Synopsis[]
Strange Justice is based on events regarding the sexual harassment accusation brought by Anita Hill (Regina Taylor) during the Senate confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas (Delroy Lindo) for the United States Supreme Court during the George H. W. Bush presidential administration.
Cast[]
- Delroy Lindo as Clarence Thomas
- Mandy Patinkin as Kenneth Duberstein
- Regina Taylor as Anita Hill
- Paul Winfield as Thurgood Marshall
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Vernon Jordan
- Stephen Young as Sen. Danforth
- as Charles Goodman
- Mimi Kuzyk as Marion Gray
- Sherry Miller as Susan Deller Ross
- Julie Khaner as Julie Desavia
- as Karen Hall
- Janet Land as Ginni Lamp Thomas
- as Shirley Wiegand
- as Sondra Norris
- Barclay Hope as Tom Daniels
- Kathleen Laskey as Sydney Duberstein
- as Angela Wright
- as John Sununu
- as A. B. Culvahouse
- Richard Fitzpatrick as Boyden Gray
- as Chief Justice Rehnquist
- Panou as Gary Lee
- Barry Hirsch as Mike Gendler
- as Jessica Gendler
- Philip Akin as Charles Ogletree
- Philip Craig as George Mitchell
- Caroly Larson as Andrea Sheldon
- as Jerry Barrels
- Barry Flatman as Agent Allard
Production[]
The film was shot on location in Los Angeles and Toronto.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | American Cinema Editors | Nominated | Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television | Stephen Lovejoy |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series | Jonathan Freeman | ||
| Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Film | |||
| Network/Cable - Best Director | Ernest R. Dickerson | |||
| Network/Cable - Best Actress | Regina Taylor | |||
| Network/Cable - Best Actor | Delroy Lindo | |||
| Peabody Award | Won | |||
| Satellite Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Regina Taylor | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Delroy Lindo | |||
| Won | Best Motion Picture Made for Television |
See also[]
- Confirmation (2016)
External links[]
Categories:
- 1999 television films
- 1999 films
- American television films
- English-language films
- Films based on actual events
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- Films shot in Toronto
- Peabody Award-winning broadcasts
- Films directed by Ernest Dickerson
- Films set in the 1990s
- American films