The Jackie Robinson Story
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| The Jackie Robinson Story | |
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | Arthur Mann Lawrence Taylor |
| Starring | Jackie Robinson Ruby Dee Minor Watson Louise Beavers |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films Inc. |
| Release date(s) | May 16, 1950 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Language | English |
The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film starring baseball legend Jackie Robinson as himself. Even during its release in the era of segregation, the film did remarkably at the box office. Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947.
On April 19, 2005, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a charity which benefits education for gifted students. An "official" version remains in release by MGM Home Entertainment (whose sister company, United Artists, produced this film).
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[edit] External links
- The Jackie Robinson Story at the Internet Movie Database
- The Jackie Robinson Story available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- The Jackie Robinson Story at Google Video (requires Adobe Flash)
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