The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
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2019
2h 13m
7.4(460 votes)
Drama
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Overview

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

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Stage 6 Films
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Cast & Crew

63 members
Acting

Taraji P. Henson

Ann Atwater

Taraji P. Henson
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Sam Rockwell

Claiborne Paul Ellis

Sam Rockwell
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Babou Ceesay

Bill Riddick

Babou Ceesay
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Anne Heche

Mary Ellis

Anne Heche
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Wes Bentley

Floyd Kelly

Wes Bentley
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Nick Searcy

Garland Keith

Nick Searcy
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Bruce McGill

Carvie Oldham

Bruce McGill
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John Gallagher Jr.

Lee Trombley

John Gallagher Jr.
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Nicholas Logan

Wiley Yates

Nicholas Logan
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Gilbert Glenn Brown

Howard Clement

Gilbert Glenn Brown
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Caitlin Mehner

Maddy Mays

Caitlin Mehner
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Dolan Wilson

Councilman Bill Atkins

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Morgan Mackey

Young Mother

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Kendall Ryan Sanders

Ben Butler

Kendall Ryan Sanders
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Chris Cavalier

Leonard

Chris Cavalier
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Malerie Grady

Singing White Woman

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Ryan Dinning

Jeb

Ryan Dinning
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Najah Jackson

Operation Breakthrough Staffer

Najah Jackson
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Bethany DeZelle

Court Clerk

Bethany DeZelle
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David Plunkett

Mr. Paulsen

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Al Hamacher

Charles Steele

Al Hamacher
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McKenzie Applegate

Vickie Ellis

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Brody Rose

Timmy Ellis

Brody Rose
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Carson Holmes

Kenneth Ellis

Carson Holmes
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Nadej K. Bailey

Marilynn Atwater

Nadej K. Bailey
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Kevin Iannucci

Larry Ellis

Kevin Iannucci
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Susan Williams

Nurse Caitlin

Susan Williams
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Lucius Baston

Teacher

Lucius Baston
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Jeanette Branch

Principal

Jeanette Branch
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Jessica Miesel

Doreen (Waitress)

Jessica Miesel
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Rachel Bagley

Local Reporter

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Charles Orr

NAACP Lawyer

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Tim Ware

Judge Leslie Hallford

Tim Ware
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Jill Jane Clements

Secretary

Jill Jane Clements
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Ned Vaughn

Wilbur Hobby

Ned Vaughn
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Dawntavia Marrero

Delores Riddick

Dawntavia Marrero
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Sope Aluko

Henrietta Kaye

Sope Aluko
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Coley Campany

Charrette Volunteer #1

Coley Campany
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Elizabeth Omilami

Marion Wilson

Elizabeth Omilami
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Arin Logan

Peggy

Arin Logan
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Kameron Kierce

Miles

Kameron Kierce
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Charles Black

Reverend Joseph

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Aaron K Smalls

Archie Cox

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Hope Leigh

Charrette Volunteer #2

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Bart Hansard

Horace Bray

Bart Hansard
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Jeremy Madden

Boone Ewell

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Morgan Brown

Sam Watford

Morgan Brown
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Robert Harvey

Earl Weeks

Robert Harvey
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Cranston Johnson

Emmett

Cranston Johnson
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Afemo Omilami

Franklin Mose

Afemo Omilami
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Jack Montague

Alvin

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Chanté Bowser

Nurse Bernadette

Chanté Bowser
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Rhoda Griffis

Nurse Whitney

Rhoda Griffis
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Wilbur Fitzgerald

Fire Safety Inspector

Wilbur Fitzgerald
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Shane Jackson

Robert Jones

Shane Jackson
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Chanel Young

Charrette Secretary

Chanel Young
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Michael Hyland Cole

Gas Company Man

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Shane Biseell

Youth Corps Member

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Annie Cook

Mrs. Keith

Annie Cook
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Rae Olivier

Caroline Kelly

Rae Olivier
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Lindsey Moser

Cashier

Lindsey Moser
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Milton Saul

Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)

Milton Saul
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Timothy Carr

Police Officer (uncredited)

Timothy Carr

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