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  • Director: Euzhan Palcy
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Period Film, Docudrama
  • Themes: Race Relations
  • Release Year: 1998
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

A six-year old African-American girl scores very well on early scholastics tests and is chosen by the New Orleans school district to be the first of her race to be integrated into that city's public school system. ~ All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Beach - Abon Bridges; Patrika Darbo - Miss Spencer; Peter Francis James - Dr. Broyard; Jean Louisa Kelly - Jane Coles; Penelope Ann Miller - Barbara Henry; Kevin Pollak - Dr. Robert Coles; Lela Rochon - Lucielle Bridges; Diana Scarwid - Miss Woodmere; Chaz Monet - Ruby Bridges

Credit

Linwood Taylor - Art Director, Peggy Farrell - Costume Designer, Euzhan Palcy - Director, Paul LaMastra - Editor, Marian Rees - Executive Producer, Patrice Rushen - Composer (Music Score), John W. Simmons - Cinematographer, Anne Hopkins - Producer, Toni Ann Johnson - Screenwriter, Keith Rogers - Re-Recording Mixer

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Ruby Bridges
Directed by Euzhan Palcy
Written by Toni Ann Johnson
Starring Chaz Monet
Penelope Ann Miller
Kevin Pollak
Release date(s) January 18, 1998
Language English

Ruby Bridges is a 1998 made-for-television movie about the true story of the first black student to attend integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1960. As a six-year old, Ruby Bridges was one of six black kindergarteners, selected on the basis of test scores, to attend previously all-white public schools in New Orleans.

Though somewhat formulaic, the movie is a representation of what was a difficult part of New Orleans' history, and is representative of what the southern United States was undergoing during this era.

The film was nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image award. The writer, Toni Ann Johnson, won the 1998 Humanitas Prize for her teleplay. The film also won The Christopher Award.

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