The Best of Enemies (2019)
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
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Ann Atwater -
C.P. Ellis -
Bill Riddick -
Mary Ellis -
Floyd Kelly -
Garland Keith -
Carvie Oldham -
Lee Tromblay -
Wiley Yates -
Howard Clement -
Maddy Mays -
Councilman Bill Atkins -
Young Mother -
Ben Butler -
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Director:
Robin BissellWriters:
Robin Bissell, Osha Gray Davidson (inspired by true events chronicled in 'The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South' by)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Some bar scenes were shot at the American Legion in Tucker, Georgia.
Quotes
C.P. Ellis:
She looked at me like I was some kind of monster.
Mary Ellis:
What did you expect?
Goofs
During one of the first charrette meetings that Bill Riddick holds in a classroom, the word "committee" is misspelled several times on the blackboard behind him as "commitee."
Soundtracks
A Whiff of PerfumeWritten by Werner Tautz
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Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Biography | Drama | HistoryDetails
Release Date:
5 April 2019Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Atlanta, GeorgiaBox Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,446,190 7 April 2019
Gross USA:
$10,205,616
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,209,813
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