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A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation(2018)

02/18/2018 (US)Documentary41m
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Overview

Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

Movie Cast

James 'Mudcat' Grant photo

James 'Mudcat' Grant

James "Mudcat" Grant

Grover 'Deacon' Jones photo

Grover 'Deacon' Jones

Grover "Deacon" Jones

Jimmy Wynn photo

Jimmy Wynn

Jimmy Wynn

J.R. Richard photo

J.R. Richard

J.R. Richard

Tony Pérez photo

Tony Pérez

Tony Pérez

Orlando Cepeda photo

Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Cepeda

Enos Cabell photo

Enos Cabell

Enos Cabell

Octavio “Cookie” Rojas photo

Octavio “Cookie” Rojas

Octavio “Cookie” Rojas

Orlando Peña photo

Orlando Peña

Orlando Peña

Bobby Tolan photo

Bobby Tolan

Bobby Tolan

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyHammer and Nail Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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