Richard PearceCast
Whoopi Goldberg 
Sissy Spacek 
Dwight Schultz
Credits
Written by: John Cork
Plot
During the Montgomery bus boycott, a Black maid walks miles to her job, and her white employer starts to question her prejudices.
Sinekatalog’s take
Richard Pearce's drama during the Montgomery bus boycott pairs a Black maid who walks to work with her white employer. Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek anchor a decent, heartfelt story of changing minds.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (5,847 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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