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Movie Info
After a successful baseball career in college and as a coach in the military, Jackie Robinson (playing himself) attracts the attention of Major League Baseball's Branch Rickey (Minor Watson). Rickey wants Robinson to play in the minor leagues, believing he can become the first player to break the color barrier and play in the majors. The only catch: He is forbidden from defending himself against racial bigotry. Supported by his wife (Ruby Dee), Robinson is steadfast in his determination to win.
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Genre: Biography
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Original Language: English
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Director: Alfred E. Green
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Producer: Mort Briskin
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Writer: Lawrence Taylor, Arthur Mann
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Production Co: Jewel Pictures
Cast & Crew

Jackie Robinson
Self

Ruby Dee
Rae Robinson

Minor Watson
Branch Rickey

Louise Beavers
Jackie's Mother

Richard Lane
Clay Hopper

Harry Shannon
Frank Shaughnessy

Ben Lessy
Shorty

Bill Spaulding
Self

Billy Wayne
Clyde Sukeforth

Joel Fluellen
Mack Robinson

Bernie Hamilton
Ernie

Kenny Washington
Tigers Manager

Pat Flaherty
Karpen

Larry McGrath
Umpire

Emmett Smith
Catcher

Howard Louis MacNeely
Young Jackie

Alfred E. Green
Director

Mort Briskin
Producer

Lawrence Taylor
Writer

Arthur Mann
Writer
Critic Reviews for The Jackie Robinson Story
Audience Reviews for The Jackie Robinson Story
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Sep 16, 2018
While Jackie Robinson is not an entertainment professional this film is beyond price as one can get a sense of the man who - together with Branch Rickey and the Brooklyn Dodgers - broke the color bar in baseball. While not a performer, the INCREDIBLE humility is there to see for anyone who wonders about the soul who conquered over the immense HATRED rendered to prevent him playing a silly ball game. What one is not shown is the other side of the coin, the hatred rendered. That part, the really ugly part, is cleaned up and sanitized, and downplayed, like advertising a monster movie wherein the villain doesn't show. And so the point of the work is, umm, strategically avoided. But Jack ... is still great.
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Sep 17, 2007
Jackie Robinson is one of my all time sports heroes. Yes, the man was a great baseball player, but it's what he did off the field that will forever make him a legend in my eyes. Before I saw this film I could only imagine what it must have been like to be the ONLY black player in major league baseball. Unfortunately, after I saw this film I could still only imagine what it must have been like. The Jackie Robinson Story, the movie, is a product of its day. This one is melodramatic, at times sentimental, and not very accurate. To say this one pulls punches would be an understatement. What Jackie had to endure was a thousand times worse than anything depicted here. Still, it offers a glimpse into the socio-political climate of America in the 1930's & 40's even if it is sugarcoated and toned down.
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