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Crisis at Central High (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 125 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Lamont Johnson
- Starring
- Joanne Woodward, Regina Taylor, Charles Durning, Irma P. Hall, Scott Campbell, James Healy Jr.
The film dramatizes the 1957 clash between state and federal authorities over desegregating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following teacher and girls’ vice‑principal Elizabeth Huckaby as she witnesses the intense resistance, the courage of the students, and the community’s turmoil.
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