Halls of Anger

An all-black inner city school has to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are transfered there, but the black students are aggressively opposed to this. The school then approaches a tough black teacher for help.

Cast

Calvin Lockhart

as Quincy Davis

Janet MacLachlan

as Lorraine Nash

Jeff Bridges

as Doug

James A. Watson, Jr

as J.T. Watson

DeWayne Jessie

as Lerone Johnson

Ed Asner

as Ernie McKay

John McLiam

as Boyd Wilkerson

Rob Reiner

as Leaky Couloris

Barry Brown

as Winger

Helen Kleeb

as Rita Monahan

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