

100 minutes
4/28/1980
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white, one black -- and their sons, who are buddies, provides the microcosm of this major social issue that has been argued for several decades.

Richard Widmark
as Judge Parke Denison

Ned Beatty
as Mike Naponic

Ossie Davis
as Blaine Whitfield

Ruby Dee
as Irene Whitfield

Mariclare Costello
as Winnie Naponic

Ken Swofford
as Capt. Sam Pierce

John Harkins
as Dr. Munter

Fredric Lehne
as Howard Naponic

George Spell
as Reese Whitfield

Trish Van Devere
as Natalie Kent
Harvey Vernon
as Pierce
Vincent Milana
as Miller Polk

Kenneth Kimmins

Bradford English

Leonard P. Geer
Woody Skaggs

Jim McKrell

Francis X. McCarthy

S. John Launer
Melinda Peterson

Don Starr
Jim Perkins
Herb Downer
Jim Burk
Judith Doty
James Dunaway
as Customer at the Bar

Bert Hinchman

Joseph G. Medalis

James O'Connell

William Richert
Marcie Severson

Bill J. Stevens
as Det. Baxter
Dean Wein