Common Ground
Drama
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 educat...
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jane Curtin, CCH Pounder, Erika Alexander
Release Date
March 25, 1990
Language
English
Country
United States, Canada
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
🎭 Top Cast
Jane Curtin
as Alice McGoff
CCH Pounder
as Rachel Twymon
Erika Alexander
as Cassandra Twymon
Georgia Emelin
as Lisa McGoff
Sean McCann
as Power
James Farentino
as Mayor Kevin White
Richard Thomas
as Colin Diver
Samuel L. Jackson
as Preacher
Tom Bishop Sr.
as Mounted officer
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Brad Danbrook
as Yelling football player
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Lorimar Productions
🏷️ Keywords
tv mini seriesbased on novelbased on book
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
According to J. Anthony Lukas, the author of the original book, Jane Curtin was reading 'Common Ground' when originally offered the role.
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📖 Synopsis
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 educat...