Directed by:
Alfred E. GreenScreenplay:
Louis PollockCinematography:
Ernest LaszloComposer:
Herschel Burke GilbertCast:
Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane, Pat Flaherty, Laurence Criner, Bill Baldwin, Ben Welden, Donald Kerr, Ben Lessy, Dick Wessel (more)VOD (1)
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Jackie Robinson's uphill battle to the big leagues began when he was just a little boy. Given a mitt and a chance, Jackie easily proved how good he was on the field. But it would take more than just his amazing talent to get him to the top. Being African American in a time of racial discord, Jackie had to break through impossible barriers to get his shot. By playing hard and overcoming unbelievable odds, Jackie proved that he was not only one of the best players ever to set foot on a majorleague diamond, but also one of the bravest men ever to grace American sports! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ruby Dee
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Minor Watson
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Louise Beavers
USA
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Richard Lane
USA
Best movies:
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Carefree (1938)
Pat Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Laurence Criner
USA
Best movies:
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
King of the Zombies (1941)
Bill Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Apartment (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Ben Welden
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Big Sleep (1946)
A Song Is Born (1948)
Donald Kerr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Ben Lessy
USA
Best movies:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Woman of the Year (1942)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Dick Wessel
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Franklyn Farnum
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dewey Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Scarlet Street (1945)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Joe Devlin
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Harry Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Random Harvest (1942)
Roy Glenn
USA
Best movies:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
La Vallée du bonheur (1968)
Charles Morton
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Invisible Man (1933)
4 Devils (1928)
Joel Fluellen
USA
Best movies:
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Chase (1966)
Joe Gray
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Larry McGrath
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
King Kong (1933)