

07/04/1996
After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist.

Sidney Poitier
as Mark Thackeray

Christian Payton
as Wilsie Carrouthers

Dana Eskelson
as Evie

Fernando López
as Danny Laredo

Casey Lluberes
as Rebecca Torrado

Michael Gilio
as Frankie Davanon

LZ Granderson
as Arch Carrouthers

Bernadette Speakes
as LaVerne Mariner

Jamie Kolacki
as Stan Cameli

Saundra Santiago
as Louisa Rodgriguez

Cheryl Lynn Bruce
as Emily Taylor

Lulu
as Barbara Pegg

Judy Geeson
as Pamela Dare

Daniel J. Travanti
as Horace Weaver

John Beasley
as Greg Emory

Christopher Birt
as Mark Taylor

Antonia Bogdanovich
as Lynn Guzman

Pauline Brailsford
as Very British Woman

Delle Chatman
as Florist Driver

Neil Flynn
as Detective Dennis

Joe Forbrich
as Rob Doerr

Irma P. Hall
as Old Woman

Mel Jackson
as Tommie Rahwn (as Melton Jackson)

Doug Johnson
as Bill Plummer

Joan Kohn
as Helen Goldfarb

Paulette McDaniels
as Secretary

David Pease
as Mr. Yallick

Juan Ramírez
as Detective Alvarez

Russ Reed
as Old Man

Nicholas Rudall
as Dignitary

Juan Sanchez Jr.
as Tommie's Gang Pal

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
as School Guard

Jeff Still
as Sergeant Giametti

Jackie Taylor
as Mrs. Carrouthers

John M. Watson Sr.
as Publisher

Jason Winer
as Leo Radatz

Kris Wolff
as Billy Lapatynski

Cedric Young
as Cabbie

Stephanie Burton
as Clarion Receptionist (uncredited)

Antonio Polk
as Thug (uncredited)
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