The Six Triple Eight
2024 · Movie · PG-13 · 130 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Also known as Six Triple Eight
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-12-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (676 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- racial segregation
- based on true story
- moral courage
- 1940s
- based on magazine, newspaper or article
- african american history
- human dignity
- heartfelt
- war drama
- u.s. army
- military mission
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Kerry Washington
as Charity Adams
Sam Waterston
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Susan Sarandon
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Dean Norris
as General Halt
Oprah Winfrey
as Mary McLeod Bethune
Ebony Obsidian
as Lena Derriecott King
Milauna Jackson
as Captain Campbell
Kylie Jefferson
as Bernice Baker
Shanice Williams
as Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)
Pepi Sonuga
as Elaine White
Directed by Tyler Perry