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.
Release Date: 12 April 2013Runtime: 128 min
Stars:
- Alan Tudyk
- André Holland
- Brad Beyer
- Chadwick Boseman
- Christopher Meloni
- Hamish Linklater
- Harrison Ford
- James Pickens Jr.
- John C. McGinley
- Lucas Black
- Max Gail
- Nicole Beharie
- Ryan Merriman
- T.R. Knight
- Toby Huss
Director: Brian Helgeland
