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Marshall is a 2017 American biographical legal drama directed by Reginald Hudlin. Chadwick Boseman plays Thurgood Marshall, then an NAACP attorney, while Josh Gad plays Sam Friedman, the Connecticut lawyer required to serve as trial counsel. The story dramatizes Marshall’s defense of Joseph Spell, a Black chauffeur accused of sexual assault and attempted murder in Bridgeport, Connecticut, years before Marshall became the first Black justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Who plays Thurgood Marshall in Marshall?
Chadwick Boseman plays Thurgood Marshall in the 2017 film. The story follows Marshall while he is working as an NAACP attorney.
Who directed Marshall?
Marshall was directed by Reginald Hudlin. It is an American biographical legal drama released in 2017.
Who is Sam Friedman in Marshall?
Josh Gad plays Sam Friedman, the Connecticut lawyer required to serve as trial counsel. Marshall must work with Friedman while handling the case.
What period of Thurgood Marshall’s career does the film show?
The film dramatizes Marshall’s work before his later role as a United States Supreme Court justice. In the story, he is an NAACP attorney handling a difficult Connecticut case.
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