10,000 Black Men Named George (TV 2002)

Union activist Asa Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America.

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writer:

Cyrus Nowrasteh

Stars:

Andre Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andre Braugher	...	A. Philip Randolph (as André Braugher)
Charles S. Dutton	...	Milton Webster
Mario Van Peebles	...	Ashley Totten
Brock Peters	...	Leon Frey
Carla Brothers	...	Lucille Randolph
Kenneth McGregor	...	Barton Davis
Ellen Holly	...	Selena Frey
Ernestine Jackson	...	Mrs. Randolph
Ardon Bess	...	Daddy Moore
Ordena Stephens	...	Sandi Totten
James McGowan	...	Desmond
Kedar Brown	...	James Randolph (as Kedar)
Christopher Bondy	...	William Green (as Chris Bondy)
Neville Edwards	...	E.J. Daniels
Collette Micks	...	Mrs. Robbins

Storyline

Union activist Asa Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America.

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Plot Keywords:

union | 1920s | race relations | african american | labor activist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

10.000 hombres llamados George

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dufferin Gate Productions, Paramount Network Television Productions, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 89 min (dvd)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A. Philip Randolph was the first president of the BSCP, serving in that position from 1925 through 1968, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest civilian honor awarded in the United States) in 1964 from President Lyndon Johnson. Randolph was born in 1889, in Florida, and died in 1979 in New York City, aged 90.

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Quotes

[last tile cards]
Title Card: On August 25th, 1937 the Pullman Company signed the first ever agreement between a union of black workers and a major American corporation. It was twelve years - to the day - of the founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Title Card: For the next four decades Randolph carried forward his fight for equality. In 1963, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Randolph initiated the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was at that gathering ...

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to all the men and women who were involved in the struggle to organize the Pullman porters.

User Reviews

Movie theatres should make more movies like 10,000 Black Men Named George

This is the type of movie that does exactly what movies are suppose to do and that's keep you watching. Again Robert Townsend pulled off another dramatic work of motion picture art. The cast is splendid and the dialogue geniune. This is a good looking movie that keeps you on pins till the end. Watching Charles Dutton act in this movie is just wonderful. It's real drama.