The Ernest Green Story 31 years old

Because of his courage, Central High School will never be the same.

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

Credits

The Ernest Green Story Cast

Name Character
Ruby Dee She was 70, 91 years old when she died as Mrs. Lydia Wilson
Tina Lifford She was 26, now 57 years old as Mrs. Green
CCH Pounder She was 40, now 71 years old as Daisy Bates
Morris Chestnut He was 24, now 55 years old as Ernest Green
Gary Grubbs He was 43, now 74 years old as Mr. Loomis
Omar Gooding He was 16, now 47 years old as Marcus
Ossie Davis He was 75, 87 years old when he died as Grandfather
James Harper He was 12, now 43 years old as Orval Faubus
Monica Calhoun She was 21, now 52 years old as Minnijean Brown

The Ernest Green Story Crew

Name Department
Lawrence Roman as Writer. He was 71 (86) years old when He died Writing
Félix Enríquez Alcalá as Cinematography. He was 41 (now 73) years old Crew
The Ernest Green Story poster
The Ernest Green Story (31 years)

Because of his courage, Central High School will never be the same.

  • Release day: Sunday, January 17, 1993
  • Runtime: 101 minutes