Storyline
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.
Released
7/16/1976
Runtime
1h 51min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Universal Pictures, Motown Productions, Pan Arts Enterprises
Cast
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Issac
John McCurry
Murch
Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe
DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow
Ted Ross
Sallie
Mabel King
Bertha
Sam Laws
Henry
Alvin Childress
Horace
Ken Foree
Honey
Carl Gordon
Mack
Ahna Capri
The Prostitute
Joel Fluellen
Mr. Holland
Sarina C. Grant
Pearline
Jester Hairston
Furry Taylor
Emmett Ashford
Umpire
Theodore Lehmann
Lars Bostrum
Fred Covington
Auctioneer
Greg Oliver
Sheriff
John McKee
White Stranger
Brooks Clift
Older Gentleman
Morgan Roberts
Kiosk Man
Marcia McBroom
Violet
Lidia Kristen
Nurse
Steve Anderson
One-Arm Ballplayer
Dero Austin
Midget Catcher
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