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The Six Triple Eight( 2024)

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They were ordered to provide hope...

Overview

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kerry Washington

      Charity Adams

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      Sam Waterston

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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      Susan Sarandon

      Eleanor Roosevelt

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      Oprah Winfrey

      Mary McLeod Bethune

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      Ebony Obsidian

      Lena Derriecott King

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      Shanice Williams

      Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)

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      Kylie Jefferson

      Bernice Baker

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      Sarah Jeffery

      Dolores Washington

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      Pepi Sonuga

      Elaine White

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      Milauna Jackson

      Captain Campbell

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      Jay Reeves

      Private Hugh Bell

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      Jeanté Godlock

      Vera

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      Moriah Brown

      Inez

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      Baadja-Lyne Odums

      Susan

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      Gregg Sulkin

      Abram David

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      Dean Norris

      General Halt

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      Austin Nichols

      Colonel Collins

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      Ben VanderMey

      Captain Mathews

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      Nick Harris

      Chaplain Clemens

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      Scott Johnson

      General Lee

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      Jeffery Thomas Johnson

      Colonel Davenport

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      Brian Kurlander

      Mr. David

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      James E Hammond

      Parade Officer Colonel (uncredited)

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      Bill Barrett

      Staff Sergeant Hill

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      Bern Cohen

      Rabbi

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      Jon Wennington

      Racist Officer (uncredited)

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      Rachel Sophia-Anthony

      Officer (uncredited)

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      Donny Ness

      Schoolboy (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 10 2024
    When it's brought to the attention of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Susan Sarandon) that the soldiers fighting in Europe aren't getting their morale-bolstering mail, she convinces her husband (Sam Waterston) that something has to be done about it. Meantime, a regiment of African American women is festering away at a fort awaiting, in vain, orders that will get them meaningfully employed. Well! Now they have a task, and under the command of their newly promoted Maj. Adams (Kerry Washington) are posted to Europe. They are unaware of the sale of their project until presented with half a dozen enor...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • based on true story
    • historical
    • military
    • based on magazine, newspaper or article
    • african american history
    • war
    • inspirational
    • heartfelt
    • informative