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RUNTIME
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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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And the Children Shall Lead
1985 0h 58m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
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7.4
IMDB
★9.0TMDB · 3★7.4IMDB · 101
DramaFamily
Synopsis
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Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Danny Glover
William
Denise Nicholas
Mother
LeVar Burton
Glenn Scott
Beah Richards
Miss Annie
Andrew Prine
Sheriff Connelly
Amanda Peterson
Jenny
Pam Potillo
Rachel Henderson
Prentiss Jackson
Kevin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Pressman
- Writers
- Emma Pullen
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Danny Glover and Denise Nicholas and LeVar Burton carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0088720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Pressman directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Danny Glover and Denise Nicholas and LeVar Burton carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0088720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 7Classified under 9 themes, including "mississippi river", "civil rights", "family", "racial tension".
The technical file
- Runtime
- 58 min · 0h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 7.4/10 · 101 votes
- MPAA
- TV-G
Awards
1 win
Also by
Michael Pressman
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- WO
WonderWorks
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mississippi river
- civil rights
- family
- racial tension
- intimidation
- social injustice
- 1960s
- white supremacy
- voter suppression
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- Wonderworks: And the Children Shall LeadUS
