Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white, one black -- and their sons, who are buddies, provides the microcosm of this major social issue that has been argued for several decades.

• Viacom Productions
• Blinn/Thorpe Productions
• Richard Widmark
• Ned Beatty
• Ossie Davis
• Ruby Dee
• Mariclare Costello
• Ken Swofford
• John Harkins
• Fredric Lehne