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Crisis at Central High is a 1981 made-for-television movie about the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957, based on a draft of the memoir by the same name by former assistant principal Elizabeth Huckaby.
Original Release
02/04/1981
US Release
02/04/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joanne Woodward | Elizabeth Huckaby |
Charles Durning | Jess Matthews |
Henderson Forsythe | Glenn Huckaby |
William Russ | J.O. Powell |
Calvin Levels | Ernest Green |
Tamu Blackwell | Caroline Fuller |
Shannon John | Donna Kirby |
Bill Morey | Virgil Blossom |
Tony Frank | Hildebrand |
John William Galt | Mr. Kirby |
Directors
Writers
Elizabeth Huckaby, Richard Levinson, William Link
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joanne Woodward | Elizabeth Huckaby |
Charles Durning | Jess Matthews |
Henderson Forsythe | Glenn Huckaby |
William Russ | J.O. Powell |
Calvin Levels | Ernest Green |
Tamu Blackwell | Caroline Fuller |
Shannon John | Donna Kirby |
Bill Morey | Virgil Blossom |
Tony Frank | Hildebrand |
John William Galt | Mr. Kirby |
Robert Ginnaven | General Thomas Woods |
Lori Grupe | Marlene |
Irma P. Hall | Lulu Richards |
Jerry Haynes | General |
Rosanna Huffman | Mrs. Farrow |
Suzie Humphreys | Mrs. Kirby |
Ray LePere | George Truitt |
Pat Long | Billie Hobbs |
Riona Martin | Carlotta Walls |
Bonnie Pemberton | Maggie Armstrong |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Levinson | Executive Producer |
William Link | Executive Producer |
David Susskind | Executive Producer |
Robert A. Papazian | Producer |
Freyda Rothstein | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |