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Director:
William A. Graham
Writers:
Ron LeFlore (novel)
Stanford Whitmore (writer)
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Release Date:
26 September 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Plot:
True story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball. | add synopsis
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It's no Field of Dreams, but it sure beats Tiger Town... more (3 total)

Cast

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LeVar Burton ... Ron LeFlore
Madge Sinclair ... Georgia LeFlore
Paul Benjamin ... John LeFlore
James Luisi ... Jimmy Karalla
Billy Martin ... Himself
Zakes Mokae ... Pee Wee Spencer
Larry B. Scott ... Gerald LeFlore
Anthony Mockus Sr. ... Board Chairman
Yaumilton Brown ... LeRoy
Walter Woolf King ... Antoine
James Spinks ... Umpire
James Butsicaris ... Himself
John McKee ... Ralph Houk
Tom Erhardt ... Parole Officer
James Karalla ... Heckler
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Man of Passion (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Clinton, Iowa, USA
Company:
EMI Films more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
It's no Field of Dreams, but it sure beats Tiger Town..., 10 June 2000
Author: JB Cross (crossjb@umich.edu) from Ann Arbor, MI

The film plays like a gritty documentary with nice character acting by LeVar Burton as Ron LeFlore. Without a doubt, the best Detroit Tiger film to date with great shots of old Tiger Stadium. Unlike the 1983 film Tiger Town, The Ron LeFlore Story doesn't get bogged down by Disney-esque sentimentality. A truly inspiring film. As has already been pointed out, this is an excellent made for TV classic. Sure, the film quality of this 70's movie is dated, but nothing beats a superb cameo appearance by the firey Billy Martin acting as himself.

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