Crisis at Central High
1981, English. Directed by Lamont Johnson.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lamont JohnsonDirector
- Joanne WoodwardElizabeth Huckaby
- Charles DurningJess Matthews
- Henderson ForsytheGlenn Huckaby
- Calvin LevelsErnest Green
- William RussJ.O. Powell
- Tamu BlackwellCaroline Fuller
- Shannon JohnDonna Kirby
- Bill MoreyVirgil Blossom
- Tony FrankHildebrand
- John William GaltMr. Kirby
- Robert GinnavenGeneral Thomas Woods
- Lori GrupeMarlene
Details
- Released
- 4 February 1981
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- William Link, Richard Levinson
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Crisis at Central High runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Crisis at Central High isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Crisis at Central High?
Crisis at Central High (1981) was directed by Lamont Johnson and stars Joanne Woodward, Charles Durning, Henderson Forsythe.