The Six Triple Eight

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Kerry Washington

Charity Adams

Sam Waterston

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Susan Sarandon

Eleanor Roosevelt

Dean Norris

General Halt

Oprah Winfrey

Mary McLeod Bethune

Ebony Obsidian

Lena Derriecott King

Milauna Jackson

Captain Campbell

Kylie Jefferson

Bernice Baker

Shanice Williams

Johnnie Mae (credited as Shanice Shantay)

Pepi Sonuga

Elaine White

Sarah Jeffery

Dolores Washington

Jay Reeves

Private Hugh Bell

Jeanté Godlock

Vera

Moriah Brown

Inez

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Susan

Gregg Sulkin

Abram David

Austin Nichols

Colonel Collins

Ben VanderMey

Captain Mathews

Nick Harris

Chaplain Clemens

Scott Johnson

General Lee

Crew

Art

• Sharon Busse Production Design
• Joshua Borton Art Direction
• Maxwell Fasen Supervising Art Director
• Sam Stokes Supervising Art Director
• Hugo Santiago Art Direction
• Sarah Hauldren Art Direction
• Jeff Maughon Construction Coordinator
• Brian McKissick Storyboard Artist
• Sarah O'Keeffe Set Dresser
• Kyle S. Plowden Props
• Caroline Quinn Set Designer
• Emma Ryder Assistant Art Director

Camera

• Adrian Stephens First Assistant "D" Camera
• Matthew A. Petrosky "A" Camera Operator
• Matthew A. Petrosky Steadicam Operator
• Kane Pearson First Assistant "B" Camera
• Abigayle Blacow Second Assistant "A" Camera
• Zavier Bolton Dolly Grip
• Warren Brace First Assistant "A" Camera
• Grace Preller Chambers Second Assistant "A" Camera
• April Ruane Crowley "B" Camera Operator
• Gregg Easterbrook Camera Operator
• Daniel Fiorito First Assistant "C" Camera
• Erika Haggerty Second Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Tara DiPetrillo Makeup Artist
• Karyn Wagner Costume Design
• Brian Perkins Costumer
• Shantavia Stewart Costumer
• Camille Walker Costumer
• Alfie Allin Costume Coordinator
• Mary Abreu Seamstress
• Ruben Bermudez Set Costumer
• Jason Bradley Carter Set Costumer
• Nelicia Cordice Set Costumer
• Catherin Fromell Costume Assistant
• Hannah Gates Costume Supervisor

Crew

• Eric Salas Stunts
• Geo Corvera Stunts
• Garrett V. Martin Special Effects
• Gavin B. Martin Special Effects Technician
• James Vieira Special Effects Coordinator
• Barbara Dobrovitz Visual Effects Editor
• Blake Gingerich Visual Effects Editor
• Scott Montgomery Drone Operator
• Ashlei Tave Stunt Double
• Danny Le Boyer Stunt Coordinator
• Elaine Ford Stunt Coordinator
• Jessica Medina Stunt Double

Directing

• Tyler Perry Director
• Aleshia Mueller Script Supervisor
• Derrick Doose First Assistant Director
• Josh Goodman Third Assistant Director
• Phoebe Hodgetts Third Assistant Director
• Robin 'RK' Kempf Second Assistant Director
• Julija Mickėnaitė Second Assistant Director
• Patricia Sommer Third Assistant Director
• Craig Topham Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Maysie Hoy Editor
• Calin Czubinski Assistant Editor
• Storm Evans Assistant Editor
• Dean Mozian Digital Intermediate Producer
• Shay Ellis Colorist

Lighting

• Matt Barklem Lighting Technician
• Martin Cox Gaffer

Production

• Angi Bones Producer
• Keri Selig Producer
• Tony Strickland Producer
• Tyler Perry Producer
• Nicole Avant Producer
• Peter Guber Executive Producer
• Carlota Espinosa Producer
• Kerry Washington Executive Producer
• Kim Taylor-Coleman Casting
• Alastair Don Location Manager
• Tom Mellish Location Manager
• Rhavynn Drummer Casting Director

Sound

• Aaron Zigman Original Music Composer
• Tom Anderson Second Assistant Sound
• Doug Andham Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Shane Bruce Foley Artist
• Aaron 'Cujo' Cooley Production Sound Mixer
• Polly Cox Second Assistant Sound
• Jorge Del Valle Boom Operator
• Gary DeLeone Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Gary DeLeone Foley Mixer
• Matt Derber Boom Operator
• Steven Young Boom Operator
• Mitchell Kohen Foley Artist

Visual Effects

• Jonathan Atkins-Pott Digital Compositor
• Jeffrey Edward Baksinski Visual Effects Supervisor
• Hugo Baptista Digital Compositor
• Marie Barallon Digital Compositor
• Robin Stuart Cape Visual Effects Supervisor
• Sarah Crofts Digital Compositor
• Natasha Dawson Visual Effects Coordinator
• Anjali Dwivedi Digital Compositor
• Jessica Garment Digital Compositor
• Fabrizio Gilardoni Digital Compositor
• Lucas Hanwell Visual Effects Producer
• Hasan Khan Digital Compositor

Writing

• Tyler Perry Writer

Photos