Crisis at Central High

Lamont Johnson
1981-02-04


6
125 min

The historic federal-state controversy over the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Elizabeth Huckaby, one of the teachers and girls' vice principal.

Cast

Name Character Team
Joanne Woodward Elizabeth Huckaby Unowned
Charles Durning Jess Matthews Unowned
Henderson Forsythe Glenn Huckaby Unowned
Calvin Levels Ernest Green Unowned
William Russ J.O. Powell Unowned
Tamu Blackwell Caroline Fuller Unowned
Shannon John Donna Kirby Unowned
Bill Morey Virgil Blossom Unowned
Tony Frank Hildebrand Unowned
John William Galt Mr. Kirby Unowned
Robert Ginnaven General Thomas Woods Unowned
Lori Grupe Marlene Unowned
Irma P. Hall Lulu Richards Unowned
Jerry Haynes General Unowned
Rosanna Huffman Mrs. Farrow Unowned
Suzie Humphreys Mrs. Kirby Unowned
Ray LePere George Truitt Unowned
Pat Long Billie Hobbs Unowned
Riona Martin Carlotta Walls Unowned
Bonnie Pemberton Maggie Armstrong Unowned
Regina Taylor Minniejean Brown Unowned
Annabelle Weenick Dorothy Truitt Unowned
Nina Wilson Miss Pettijohn Unowned
Norma Young Miss Opie Unowned
Mark D. Andrews Soldier Unowned
Jerry Biggs Bigot Unowned
Tad Black Charles Taggard Unowned
Scott Campbell Lenny Bell Unowned
Gary Lee Cavagnaro Thug Unowned
Rex Cumming Wagner Unowned
Beau Hughey Bigot Unowned
Michael R. Keane Student Unowned
Ben Stephenson Ben Unowned
Lynette Walden Student Unowned
Susan Williams Student Unowned
James Healy Jr. Hoodlum (uncredited) Unowned
William B. Jones Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Michael Minton Student (uncredited) Unowned
Jess Sherman Student (uncredited) Unowned