The Six Triple Eight
An all-Black, all-female battalion battles both enemy forces and institutional racism in 1945 Germany as they race to deliver millions of backlogged letters to American soldiers.
“They were ordered to provide hope...”
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During World War II, the US Army
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A crew of 75+ credited
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Edited by Maysie HoyShot by Michael WatsonScored by Aaron ZigmanDesigned by Sharon Busse
Also known as
- Messagères de guerrefr
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Cast & Crew
75 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kerry Washington
as Major Adams
Ebony Obsidian
as Lena Derriecott King
Sam Waterston
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Milauna Jackson
as Captain Campbell
Susan Sarandon
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Kylie Jefferson
as Bernice Baker
Dean Norris
as General Halt
Shanice Shantay
as Johnnie Mae
Oprah Winfrey
as Mary McLeod Bethune
Sarah Jeffery
as Dolores Washington
Pepi Sonuga
as Elaine White
Moriah Brown
as Inez
Supporting cast
52Jeante Godlock
as Vera
Shanice Williams
as Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)
Jay Reeves
as Private Hugh Bell
Baadja Lyne Odums
as Susan
Gregg Sulkin
as Abram David
Austin Nichols
as Colonel Collins
Ben Vandermey
as Captain Mathews
Nick Harris
as Chaplain Clemens
Scott Johnson
as General Lee
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Colonel Davenport
Brian Kurlander
as Mr. David
James E Hammond
as Parade Officer Colonel (uncredited)
Bill Barrett
as Staff Sergeant Hill
Bern Cohen
as Rabbi
Jon Wennington
as Racist Officer (uncredited)
Rachel Sophia Anthony
as Officer (uncredited)
Donny Ness
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
Donna Biscoe
as Emma Derriecott
Eugene H Russell Iv
as Butler George
Ben Peck
as George C. Marshall
Helene Henry
as Officer Gates
Zion Smith
as Little Girl
Austin Seifert
as Private
Edward Finlay
as First Officer (as Eddie Finlay)
Meghan Perry
as Nurse Archer
Veanna Black
as Private Jackson
Conor Marsh
as Sergeant Roberts (uncredited)
Donald Ome
as Master Sergeant Bone (uncredited)
Kerry O Malley
as Mildred
Blake Patrick Anderson
as White Male Soldier
Thomas King
as Soldier
Luke Deal
as Sergeant
Ciara Caffey
as Private Lewis
Dawn Raven
as Private Cone
George Gallagher
as Levi
Nina Jones
as Mrs. Gray
Sarah Helbringer
as Mary Kathryn
Ryan Siegel
as Male Soldier
Bill Skinner
as Sergeant Scott
Harry Omosele
as Black Male Soldier
Brett A Newton
as Mailman
Antonia Sawyer
as Recruit
Erica Taylor
as Recruit
Kenritia Meadows
as Recruit
Melanie Mccastle
as Recruit
Selina Johnson
as Recruit
Shaakirah Bradshaw
as Recruit
Tanya Selvy
as Recruit
Tonie Washington
as Recruit
Dominick Ficco
as Emotional Soldier
Aric Henry
as Basecamp Soldier
Bonnie Hill
as Blue Eyed Child
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4Other crew
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