United States / Mar 25, 1990 / CBS
Common Ground (1990)
Directed by Mike Newell
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3h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Annie O'Sullivan | Mary Ann Matthews |
| Robert Gossett | Arnold Walker |
| Shawana Kemp | Little Rachel Twymon |
| James Canning | Larry Matthews |
| Hattie Winston | Daisy Voight |
| Frankie Faison | Otis Debnam |
| Louis Ferreira | Billy McGoff |
| Lawrence Dane | Bob Murphy |
| Beeson Carroll | Healy |
| Darien Berry | Terry Floyd |
| Mike Starr | Terry Cattson |
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| James McDaniel | Steve Grace |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Rev. Bob McClair |
| Gerard Parkes | Father Foley |
| Ken Pogue | Father Buckley |
| Edward Atienza | Father Boyle |
| Elizabeth Paddon | Mrs. Green |
| Bernard Behrens | James St. Clair |
| Nicolas Van Burek | Kevin McGoff |
| Donal Logue | Danny McGoff, Jr. |
| Charles Brown | Byron |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Common Ground |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lorimar Productions |
| Release date | 25 marzo 1990 |
| Executive producer | Daniel H. Blatt |
| Production | Lynn Raynor |
| Writer | J. Anthony Lukas, Edward Hume |
| Editing | Peter V. White |
| Cinematography | David Herrington |
| Assistant directors | Mike Newell |
| Camera operators | David Herrington |
| Additional photography | David Herrington |
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| Production design | Bill Malley, Paul W. Gorfine, Bobbie Frankel |
| Art direction | Paul W. Gorfine, Bill Malley, Bobbie Frankel |
| Set decoration | Bobbie Frankel, Bill Malley, Paul W. Gorfine |
| Music | David Shire |
| Sound | David Shire |
Release dates
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