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Original title

42aka

AKA

42: The True Story Of An American Legend
42: The Jackie Robinson Story

Year

2013

Running time

128 min.

Country

United States

Director

Brian Helgeland

Screenwriter

Brian Helgeland

Cast

Music

Mark Isham

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Producer

Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story. Biography. Sports. Baseball. 1940s. Racism

Synopsis

The story of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers, owned by Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). He faced racial discrimination from his fellow players and from the public in general, but sporting the number 42, he went on to play in six World Series. His involvement in Major League Baseball helped bring an end to racial segregation in the sport.

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Awards: 2013: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Harrison Ford)

2013: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Most Promising Performer (Boseman)

2013: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Ford)

2014: NAACP Image Awards: 3 nominations

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