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Writers (WGA):

Gary Hoffman (story)
David Himmelstein (teleplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

20 April 1996 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | History | Sport more

Plot:

Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

3 nominations more

User Comments:

if you are into baseball...... more (4 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Delroy Lindo ... Satchel Paige

Mykelti Williamson ... Josh Gibson

Edward Herrmann ... Branch Rickey

Blair Underwood ... Jackie Robinson

R. Lee Ermey ... Wilkie
Salli Richardson-Whitfield ... Lahoma (as Salli Richardson)
Gina Ravera ... Grace

Obba Babatundé ... Cum Posey
Cylk Cozart ... Zo Perry
J.D. Hall ... Gus Greenlee
Jerry Hardin ... Happy Chandler
Brent Jennings ... Frank Duncan
Richard Riehle ... Pete Harmon
Armand Asselin ... Rip
Joey Banks ... Link Rudolph
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Baseball in Black and White (USA) (working title)
Field of Honour (UK)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and brief sensuality.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In distant shots of Satchel Paige on the pitching mound, it is obviously a much younger (and bald) stand-in for Delroy Lindo. more


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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
if you are into baseball......, 14 January 1999
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Author: CyMaddux from Gulfport, FL

This is a great movie. With accurate depictions of Satchel Paige, John Gibson, and Jackie Robinson, this is one of the unsung great baseball movies of the mid 90's

Great performance by Delroy Lindo as Satchel Paige and a good story line.. If you are a baseball fan you will love this movie, if you aren't you should watch it to become informed about some trials faced by african-american ballplayers

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