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Miss Evers' Boys is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joseph Sargent released in USA on 22 february 1997 with Alfre Woodard
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
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Add to a movie listLa Couleur du sang (titre original : Miss Ever's boys) est un téléfilm américain sorti en 1997, réalisé par Joseph Sargent mettant en vedette Alfre Woodard et Laurence Fishburne, basé sur l'histoire vraie de l'expérience de Tuskegee. Le téléfilm est l'adaptation de la pièce de théâtre de 1992 écrite par David Feldshuh. Le film a été nominé pour onze Emmy Awards et a remporté quatre catégories, y compris celle du meilleur film de télévision.
En France, le téléfilm a été diffusé en version originale sous-titrée en 1999 sur Paris Première.
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Le film raconte l'histoire de l'expérience de Tuskegee, une expérience médicale secrète du gouvernement fédéral américain sur des Afro-Américains pauvres dans les années 1932-1972, conçue pour étudier les effets du non-traitement contre la syphilis. L'histoire est racontée du point de vue de l'infirmière Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) qui est bien consciente de l'absence de traitement, mais estime que son rôle est de consoler les hommes impliqués, dont beaucoup sont ses amis proches .Actors
Alfre Woodard
(Eunice Evers, R.N.)
Laurence Fishburne
(Caleb Humphries)
Craig Sheffer
(Dr. Douglas)
Joe Morton
(Dr. Sam Brodus)
Obba Babatundé
(Willie Johnson)
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