Deacons For Defense
Brief Synopsis
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Based on the true story of a black militant vigilante group, the Deacons of Defense and Justice, who chose a different approach to the civil rights movement in 1964 Louisiana to protect Blacks against the Ku Klux Klan: they armed themselves with heavy artillery and organized their neighbors to figh
Cast & Crew
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Bill Duke
Director
Forest Whitaker
Marcus
Ossie Davis
Reverend Gregory
Jonathan Silverman
Deane
Paul Benjamin
Otis
Adam Weiner
Hillibrand
Film Details
Also Known As
Deacons Of Defense
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Abc News Videosource; Bbc Archives; By David's; By David's Capers On Location; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dufferin Gate Productions; Getty Images; I Postini; Manta Digital Sound & Picture; NBC News; Negative People; Panavision, Ltd.; Showtime Networks; Sonar Entertainment; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Starcraft; Technicolor; UCLA Film & Television Archives
Distribution Company
Showtime Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the true story of a black militant vigilante group, the Deacons of Defense and Justice, who chose a different approach to the civil rights movement in 1964 Louisiana to protect Blacks against the Ku Klux Klan: they armed themselves with heavy artillery and organized their neighbors to fight back.
Director
Bill Duke
Director
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Marcus
Ossie Davis
Reverend Gregory
Jonathan Silverman
Deane
Paul Benjamin
Otis
Adam Weiner
Hillibrand
Melanie Nicholls-king
Rose
Gene Mack
T J
Tyrone Benskin
Archie
Mpho Koaho
Baily
Serena Lee
Lucille
Khafre Armatrading
Brooks
Christopher Britton
Chase
Beau Starr
Neely
Paulino Nunes
Lawson
Aaron Walpole
Jimmy
Boyd Banks
Weber
Tim Burd
Conley
Daniel Kash
Slocum
Jefferson Mappin
Kenner
Alan Peterson
Gower
Jonathan Potts
Garrison
James Carroll
Martinson
Calvin Green
Joshua
Stan Coles
Highsmith
Brian Paul
Holden
Marcus Johnson
Young Marcus
Paulette Sinclair
Manager
Sharon Riley
Church Singer
Patricia Shirley
Church Singer
Ann Holloway
Onlooker
Joe Bostick
City Attorney
George Randolph
Man
Mel Downey
Ceo
Rufus Crawford
Deacon
Charles Gray
Savoy
David Black
Alphin
Quancetia Hamilton
Woman
Francis X Mccarthy
Christenberry
Shawn Corbett
Federal Agent
Craig Eldridge
Us Attorney
Alan C. Peterson
Crew
Chris Abbott
Driver
Ulrika Akander
Dialogue Editor
Kevin Patrick Allen
Craft Service
Pat Allen
Generator Operator
Roy T Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Anglin
Driver
Alexandra Anthony
Art Department
Francisco Aquino
Sound Recordist
Darryl Assinick
Production Assistant
Brian Avery
Sound Recordist
Brian Avery
Sound Recordist
Michael Babcock
Sound Effects Editor
David Bailey
Post-Production Supervisor
Eyoalha Baker
Craft Service
Jim Ballantine
Driver
Jon Bankson
Construction Coordinator
Roger Bate
Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Bate
Chief Lighting Technician
Diamond Bennet
Stunts
Matt Birman
Stunts
Tom Bishop
Stunts
Tom Bishop
Animal Wrangler
Jane Boegel
Adr Editor
Shirley Bond
Hair Stylist
Michele Brady
Art Director
Candis Buder
Production Accountant
Elizabeth Calderhead
Set Decorator
Paul Cameron
Dolly Grip
Elio Campbell
Stunts
Michael Campbell
Assistant Location Manager
Lesia Capone
Assistant Production Coordinator
John Carr
Driver
Patrick Clark
Music Editor
Robyn Clarke
Camera Trainee
Melanie Claveau
Production
Gavin Coford
Boom Operator
Ross Cole
Colorist
Albert Collins
Song
Michel Colombier
Music
Jane Conway
Animal Wrangler
Lauren Cooper
Rights & Clearances
John Couto
Lighting Technician
Carolyn Cox
Assistant Camera
Kathryn Coyle
Creative Executive (Showtime)
Mike Curtis
Lighting Technician
Michael D'antonio
Story By (Based On Unpublished Manuscript)
Samantha Dann
Stunts
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Downer
Stunts
Christian Drennan
Key Grip
Scott Driscoll
Props Assistant
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Donna Dupere-taylor
Additional Casting
Chad Edwards
Lighting Technician
Peter Emmink
Production Designer
Tim Fagan
Driver
Mary Fallick
Stunts
Jeanne Fay
Music
Avi Federgreen
Unit Production Manager
Monica Foster
Network Executive
Michael Friedman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Gibson
Photography
Linda Gillespie
Post-Production Accountant
Dede Gilser
Production
Gerry Goffin
Song
Tim Good
Special Effects Coordinator
Luke Gordon
Grip
Stephanie Gorin
Casting
John F Green
Dialogue Editor
Nick Grillo
Producer
Nathan Hankins
Assistant Sound Editor
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Ronn Hastings
On-Set Dresser
John Hazel
On-Set Dresser
Wayne Heitman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gretchen Helbig
Script Supervisor
Jery Hewitt
Stunts
Cameron Hoffman
Painter
Patrick Hogan
Adr Editor
Sara Holmes
Accounting Assistant
Garry Honcharuk
Props
Fritzi Horstman
Post-Production Supervisor
Richard J Hughes
Location Manager
Craig Jackson
Assistant Location Manager
Leah Jaunzems
Assistant
Brian Jennison
Driver
Blair Johannes
Stunts
Gillian M Jones
Accounting Assistant
Ingrid Jones
Assistant
Helen Kaneva
Art Department
Aaron Kazmer
Grip
Chad Keens-douglas
Stunts
Jack Keller
Song
Harry Keramidas
Editor
Tim King
Executive In Charge Of Post-Production
Stacey Knocker
Other
Rick Kush
Assistant Director
Erika Larner
Wardrobe Supervisor
Matt Lawrie
Stunts
Kathy Levitt
Researcher
Mark Anthony Little
Line Producer
Mark Little
Producer
Little Richard
Song
Howard London
Adr Mixer
Randy Lowder
Titles
Randy Lundrigan
Driver
Mark Macdonald
Assistant Director
Darren Marsman
Stunts
Anthony Mazzei
Sound Editor
Jerome Mccann
Transportation Supervisor
Karen Mcconnell
Art Department
Sean Mccormack
Recording Engineer
Brent Mcgillivray
Assistant Art Director
Renay Mcgowan
Post-Production Coordinator
Christopher Marshall Mckenzie
Researcher
Duncan Mcleod
Stunts
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Gus Medina
Foley Mixer
Frank Military
Writer
Frances Cabezas Miller
Assistant Costume Designer
Zigi Miller
Assistant Director
Juan Carlos Montalvo
Assistant Camera
Ian Morgan
Sound Editor
Todd Murakami
Sound Effects Editor
John Nelles
Dialogue Coach
Graydon Nichols
Carpenter
Regan Noble
Hair Stylist
Damon O'daniel
Assistant
Michael O'hara
Driver
Marilyn O'quinn
Makeup Artist
Jody Orsini
Costume Supervisor
Anthony Pace
Location Assistant
Anthony Pangalos
Production Coordinator
Nicole Pearson
Costume Supervisor
Dale Perry
Foley Artist
Dana Perry
Best Boy
Joseph M Ramdath
On-Set Dresser
Keith Reaume
On-Set Dresser
Robert Rehme
Executive Producer
Deborah Ricketts
Researcher
Kevin Robbin
Driver
David Rosenberg
Assistant Editor
Paul Rutledge
Stunts
Kerron Schullere
Stunts
Jonathan Schwartz
Assistant
Sean Scoffield
Assistant Art Director
Lisa Shamata
Unit Publicist
Bill Sims
Transportation Captain
Ken Sinclair
Art Department
Deborah Spera
Creative Executive (Showtime)
Richard Spiegelman
Transportation
Jaan Spirka
Dailies
Julia Stan
Script Supervisor
Ron Stannett
Director Of Photography
The Staple Singers
Song Performer
Rita Stapleton
Makeup Artist
Sheelagh Stewart
Production
John Stoneham
Stunts
Tom Thompson
On-Set Dresser
Soo Luen Tom
Assistant Costume Designer
Chad Tomasoski
Post-Production Supervisor
Les Umberger
On-Line Editor
Robin Urdang
Music Supervisor
Uma Venkataramaiah
Production Assistant
Steve Vignola
Stunts
Andres Vosu
Driver
Steve Wakefield
Executive In Charge Of Production
David Walcott
Stunts
Chris Radley Walters
Transportation Coordinator
Trevor Ward
Audio Consultant
John Weber
Finance Manager
David Adam Weisberg
Adr Mixer
Richard Wesley
Writer
Geoff Williams
Stunts
Mark Willis
Camera Operator
Tamara Winston
Costume Designer
Chris Zacharuk
Chief Lighting Technician
Film Details
Also Known As
Deacons Of Defense
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Abc News Videosource; Bbc Archives; By David's; By David's Capers On Location; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dufferin Gate Productions; Getty Images; I Postini; Manta Digital Sound & Picture; NBC News; Negative People; Panavision, Ltd.; Showtime Networks; Sonar Entertainment; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Starcraft; Technicolor; UCLA Film & Television Archives
Distribution Company
Showtime Home Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for three 2004 Image Awards, including Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special (Forest Whitaker and Ossie Davis) and Outstanding TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special, by the NAACP.
Aired in United States February 16, 2003
Aired in United States November 18, 2003
