Strange Justice (1999 film)
Appearance
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 |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
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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
- Phillip Shepherd as Charles Goodman
- Mimi Kuzyk as Marion Gray
- Sherry Miller as Susan Deller Ross
- Julie Khaner as Julie Desavia
- Leila Johnson as Karen Hall
- Janet Land as Ginni Lamp Thomas
- Lisa Mende as Shirley Wiegand
- Karen Glave as Sondra Norris
- Barclay Hope as Tom Daniels
- Kathleen Laskey as Sydney Duberstein
- Maxine Guess as Angela Wright
- Richard Blackburn as John Sununu
- Bob Clout as A. B. Culvahouse
- Richard Fitzpatrick as Boyden Gray
- Fred Caplan as Justice Rehnquist
- Panou as Gary Lee
- Barry Hirsch as Mike Gendler
- Sandi Stahlbrand as Jessica Gendler
- Philip Akin as Charles Ogletree
- Philip Craig as George Mitchell
- Caroly Larson as Andrea Sheldon
- David Kirby 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 |
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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 |