42 (2013)
Director
Brian Helgeland
Main cast
Chadwick Boseman; T.R. Knight; Harrison Ford; Nicole Beharie; Christopher Meloni
Genres
Drama
Description
"42" is the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show.
Brian Helgeland
Main cast
Chadwick Boseman; T.R. Knight; Harrison Ford; Nicole Beharie; Christopher Meloni
Genres
Drama
Description
"42" is the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show.
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