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Marshall

Summary: The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: PG-13

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,051,659
International: $ 65,157
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