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Director:
Richard A. Colla
Writers:
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
Ronald Rubin (writer)
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Release Date:
31 May 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Plot:
Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth... more | add synopsis
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Another great performance by Louis Gossett, Jr more (4 total)

Cast

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Louis Gossett Jr. ... Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Beverly Todd ... Lahoma Brown
Cleavon Little ... Rabbit
Ernie Barnes ... Josh Gibson

Clifton Davis ... Cool Papa Bell

Hal Williams ... Roberts
Taylor Lacher ... Announcer
John Beradino ... Jake Wells
Jim Davis ... Mr. Wilkenson

Ossie Davis ... Chuffy Russell
Tonea Stewart ... Mama Paige (as Tommie Stewart)
J.R. Horne ... Mr. Andrews
Donnie Walker ... Sugar Boy Porter
Don Blakely ... Bartender

Candy Ann Brown ... Ramona
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Satie Productions Ltd. more

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Trivia:
Jim Davis' final film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "All-Star Game" between the Negro League and the Major League, Josh Gibson (Ernie Barnes) and another player are seen wearing their usual Homestead Grays uniform while at bat instead of the Satchel All Stars uniform their team is wearing. more
Soundtrack:
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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Another great performance by Louis Gossett, Jr, 5 May 2001
Author: sundar-2 doctorsundar@hotmail.com) from Vancouver, Canada

In the bad old days, white baseball players demanded and got a ban on African-Americans which lasted till the 1940s. Hence, many black players were denied the rewards justly due to them. Satchel Paige was one of these unfortunates. But he was no victim; he enjoyed life and lived it well. He found ways to play baseball in the Dominican Republic, a Third World country which, ironically, was more tolerant than the United States. He also played in the Negro League.

Louis Gossett, Jr., is one of the world's great actors, as anyone who saw him in "An Officer and a Gentleman" would testify. Few similar opportunities have come his way since then. Probably, because he is black. Shades (no pun intended) of Satchel Paige! Louis Gossett, Jr., is wonderful as Satchel Paige. Hence, this poignant movie is worth watching.

(Reviewed by Sundar Narayar)

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