Common Ground

Common Ground (1990)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1990-03-25
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 5min
  • Production Company: Lorimar Productions
  • Production Country: Canada, United States of America
  • Director: Mike Newell
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Summary

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.

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  • Jane Curtin

    as Alice McGoff

  • CCH Pounder

    as Rachel Twymon

  • Erika Alexander

    as Cassandra Twymon

  • Georgia Emelin

    as Lisa McGoff

  • Sean McCann

    as Frank Power

  • James Farentino

    as Mayor Kevin White

  • Richard Thomas

    as Colin Diver

  • Mary Kane

    as Joan Diver

  • Lorraine Toussaint

    as Alva Debnam

  • Andrew Starnes

    as Brad Diver

  • Sean McCarthy

    as Ned Diver

  • Kathleen Doyle

    as Kathleen

  • Daniel O'Shea

    as Danny McGoff, Sr.

  • Annie O'Sullivan

    as Mary Ann Matthews

  • Robert Gossett

    as Arnold Walker

  • Shawana Kemp

    as Little Rachel Twymon

  • James Canning

    as Larry Matthews

  • Hattie Winston

    as Daisy Voight

  • Frankie Faison

    as Otis Debnam

  • Louis Ferreira

    as Billy McGoff

  • Lawrence Dane

    as Bob Murphy

  • Beeson Carroll

    as Healy

  • Darien Berry

    as Terry Floyd

  • Mike Starr

    as Terry Cattson

  • James McDaniel

    as Steve Grace

  • Charles Brown

    as Byron

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    as Rev. Bob McClair

  • Gerard Parkes

    as Father Foley

  • Ken Pogue

    as Father Buckley

  • Edward Atienza

    as Father Boyle

  • Elizabeth Paddon

    as Mrs. Green

  • Bernard Behrens

    as James St. Clair

  • Nicolas Van Burek

    as Kevin McGoff

  • Donal Logue

    as Danny McGoff, Jr.
Writing J. Anthony Lukas Novel
Production Lynn Raynor Producer
Writing Edward Hume Teleplay
Camera David Herrington Director of Photography
Directing Mike Newell Director
Production Daniel H. Blatt Executive Producer
Sound David Shire Music
Art Bill Malley Production Design
Art Paul W. Gorfine Art Direction
Editing Peter V. White Editor
Art Bobbie Frankel Set Decoration

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