Miss Evers' Boys
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| Miss Evers' Boys | |
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 Miss Evers' Boys DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Produced by | Derek Kavanagh Kip Konwiser |
| Written by | Play: David Feldshuh Teleplay: Walter Bernstein |
| Starring | Alfre Woodard Laurence Fishburne |
| Music by | Charles Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Editing by | Michael Brown |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | 22 February 1997 |
| Running time | 118 min. |
| Language | English |
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Miss Evers' Boys is a 1997 HBO television film starring Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne, based on the true story of the decades-long Tuskegee experiment. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and adapted from the 1992 stage play written by Dr. David Feldshuh. The film was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards and won in four categories, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of the Tuskegee experiment, a U.S. Federal Government secret medical experiment on poor African Americans in the years 1932-1972, designed to study the effects of untreated syphilis. The story is told from the perspective of the small town nurse Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) who is well aware of the lack of treatment, but feels her role is to console the involved men, many of whom are her direct friends.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Alfre Woodard | Eunice Evers |
| Laurence Fishburne | Caleb Humphries |
| Craig Sheffer | Dr. Douglas |
| Joe Morton | Dr. Sam Brodus |
| Obba Babatunde | Willie Johnson |
| Ossie Davis | Mr. Evers |
| E.G. Marshall | The Senate Chairman |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Won - Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Won - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Alfre Woodard
- Won - Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Single Camera Production — Michael Brown
- Won - Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special — Donald M. Morgan
- Nominated - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special — Laurence Fishburne
- Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special — Obba Babatundé
- Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special — Ossie Davis
- Nominated - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special — Walter Bernstein
- Nominated - Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special — Jaki Brown, Robyn M. Mitchell, Shay Griffin
- Nominated - Outstanding Choreography — Dianne McIntyre
- Nominated - Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special — Wynona Price, Matthew W. Mungle
- Won - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV — Alfre Woodard
- Nominated - Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
