Ruby Bridges Movie Review 1998

On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges (Monet) became the first black student to integrate the New Orleans public school system. She started her first day of first grade classes at William Frantz Elementary School escorted by four federal marshals, enduring hostile crowds and death threats because of her mother Lucielle's (Rochon) desire for her daughter to get an equal education despite what the Bridges family would endure.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, African America, Childhood Visions, School Daze, Civil Rights, New Orleans, Period Piece: 1960s, Family Ties

Screenplay

Toni Johnson

Cast

Michael Beach, Penelope Ann Miller, Lela Rochon, Chaz Monet, Kevin Pollak, Diana Scarwid

Director

Euzhan Palcy