Film
Common Ground
Canada · United States- Director
- Mike Newell
- Year
- 1990
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.
Top cast
Jane Curtin
Alice McGoff
CCH Pounder
Rachel Twymon
Erika Alexander
Cassandra Twymon
Georgia Emelin
Lisa McGoff
Sean McCann
Frank Power
James Farentino
Mayor Kevin White
Richard Thomas
Colin Diver
Mary Kane
Joan Diver
Lorraine Toussaint
Alva Debnam
Andrew Starnes
Brad Diver
Sean McCarthy
Ned Diver
Kathleen Doyle
Kathleen
Daniel O'Shea
Danny McGoff, Sr.
Robert Gossett
Arnold Walker
Shawana Kemp
Little Rachel Twymon
James Canning
Larry Matthews
Hattie Winston
Daisy Voight
Frankie Faison
Otis Debnam
Directed by
Mike Newell
Produced by
Lynn Raynor