Synopsis:
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Directed by: | John Badham |
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Written by: | Matthew Robbins & Hal Barwood |
Release date: | 1976-07-16 |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Critics score: | |
Tagline: | They put the ball in baseball. |
Cast:
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
![Billy Dee Williams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q1pi6gpoKyRlIJuUlDXsqFqgIZA.jpg)
Bingo
![James Earl Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oqMPIsXrl9SZkRfIKN08eFROmH6.jpg)
Leon
![Richard Pryor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5hLh0btIkqYPbDmJ0i4WZo9OAt2.jpg)
Charlie Snow
![Rico Dawson](/images/default_avatar_sm.jpg)
Willie Lee
![Sam Brison](/images/default_avatar_sm.jpg)
Louis
![Jophery C. Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/Uf6SfhpfFvSUCNGQylUFdHn2pV.jpg)
Champ
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