Common Ground (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.
- Released
- 1990-03-25
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mike Newell
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- 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
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