The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Brief Synopsis
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Drama centers on a high school dispute involving book censorship. Depicts what occurs when students, teachers, a school board, and a town are suddenly and deeply divided after the school principal, in response to pressure from a parents group, demands that a teacher remove Mark Twain's "Huckleberry
Cast & Crew
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Gilbert Moses
Director
Barry Flatman
Maureen Mcrae
Gairey Richardson
Anne Meara
Jessica Steen
Film Details
Also Known As
CBS Schoolbreak Specials (01/27/87), Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Drama centers on a high school dispute involving book censorship. Depicts what occurs when students, teachers, a school board, and a town are suddenly and deeply divided after the school principal, in response to pressure from a parents group, demands that a teacher remove Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" from a class reading list.
Director
Gilbert Moses
Director
Cast
Barry Flatman
Maureen Mcrae
Gairey Richardson
Anne Meara
Jessica Steen
Real Andrews
Michelle St John
Martin Louis
Jonathan Crombie
Matsu Anderson
Lorna Wilson
David Ferry
David B Nichols
Jeremy Ratchford
Gloria Reuben
Ardon Bess
Tony Rosato
Lynn Cormack
Crew
Veronica Ciandre
Hairdresser
Perri Gorrara
Production Designer
Eda Godel Hallinan
Producer
Udi Harpaz
Music
Nat Hentoff
Source Material (From Novel)
Rob Iveson
Line Producer
Doug Kiefer
Director Of Photography
Edward Ledding
Producer
Judy Murdock
Makeup
Allan Pinvidic
Sound Editor
Joe Ruby
Executive Producer
Paul Saltzman
Coproducer
Ken Spears
Executive Producer
Rich Uber
Editor
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Kathy Vieira
Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
CBS Schoolbreak Specials (01/27/87), Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
