Director: Brian Helgeland

Writer: Brian Helgeland

Keywords: Sports Drama, Baseball, Biography

Biopic about the life and times of Jackie Robinson, a baseball legend who instantly became a hero to many and a villain to others upon his shattering of Major League Baseball's long-standing color barrier.

ABSTRACT
Chadwick Boseman stars in this silver-screen dramatization of the story of Negro League phenomenon Jackie Robinson's odyssey towards becoming the first African-American Major League Baseball player in the sport's modern history, chronicling his struggles with racism from fans and teammates alike and friendship with teammate and advocate Pee Wee Reese along the way. Though 42 contained a few minor historical inaccuracies, it was nonetheless well-received by most critics and baseball geeks alike, with Robinson's widow Rachel going so far as to proclaim it to be an authentic and powerful reproduction of his tale.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lucas Black	Actor	29-Nov-1982		The kid from Sling Blade
Brett Cullen	Actor	26-Aug-1956		Dan Fixx on Falcon Crest
Harrison Ford	Actor	13-Jul-1942		Han Solo in Star Wars
Max Gail	Actor	5-Apr-1943		Det. Wojciehowicz on Barney Miller
Mark Harelik	Actor	5-Jun-1951		Character actor
Toby Huss	Actor	9-Dec-1966		Carnivale, King of the Hill
Peter Jurasik	Actor	25-Apr-1950		Londo Mollari on Babylon 5
T. R. Knight	Actor	26-Mar-1973		George O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy
Hamish Linklater	Actor	7-Jul-1976		The New Adventures of Old Christine
Peter Mackenzie	Actor	19-Jan-1961		Genius on Herman's Head
John C. McGinley	Actor	3-Aug-1959		Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs
Christopher Meloni	Actor	2-Apr-1961		Law & Order: SVU, Oz
Ryan Merriman	Actor	10-Apr-1983		Young Jarod on The Pretender
James Pickens, Jr.	Actor	26-Oct-1954		Dr. Richard Webber on Grey's Anatomy
Alan Tudyk	Actor	16-Mar-1971		Hoban Washburne on Firefly

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