All God's Children

Directed by Jerry Thorpe

With Richard Widmark, Ned Beatty, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Mariclare Costello

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.