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Chadwick Boseman | Jackie Robinson | |
Lucas Black | Pee Wee Reese | |
Harrison Ford | Branch Rickey | |
Christopher Meloni | Leo Durocher | |
Jon Bernthal | Ralph Branca | |
John C. McGinley | Red Barber | |
T.R. Knight | Harold Parrott | |
Ryan Merriman | Dixie Walker | |
Jud Tylor | Laraine Day | |
Brett Cullen | Clay Hopper | |
Brad Beyer | Kirby Higbe | |
Nicole Beharie | Rachel Isum | |
Andre Holland | Wendell Smith | |
Alan Tudyk | Ben Chapman | |
Hamish Linklater | Ralph Branca |
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Producer | Thomas Tull
Jason Clark |
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Writer | Brian Helgeland
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Cinematography | Don Burgess
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Musician | Mark Isham
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In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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