Arc of Justice Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The story of the groundbreaking Clarence Darrow-Ossian Sweet civil rights cases.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The true story centers on a racial incident in 1925 Detroit that put African American doctor Ossian Sweet (Oyelowo) on the stand for murder. His defense was funded by the nascent National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and led by Darrow (Crowe).

Drama Adaptation True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Arc of Justice.

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  Russell Crowe

  Kraven the Hunter, Land of Bad

• 
  David Oyelowo

  Role Play, The Help

Crew Behind the Film

The Arc of Justice behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jose Padilha last directed 7 Days in Entebbe and Rio, I Love You. The film's writer Max Borenstein last wrote Hypnotic and What Is Life Worth.

Director

Jose Padilha

Screenwriters

Max Borenstein
Rodney Barnes

Producers

Mark Gordon
Matt Jackson
Hawk Koch

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Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on Kevin Boyle’s book "Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age".

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