Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

      TV-PG 1990 1 hr. 37 min. Drama List
      Reviews 60% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score In 1944, future baseball great Jackie Robinson (Andre Braugher) is serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. army at Fort Hood, in Texas. When Robinson is asked to sit in the back of an unsegregated army bus, and refuses, his superiors request that Robinson be court-martialed. With help from fellow athletic legend and military man Joe Louis (Stan Shaw), as well as his sympathetic mother (Ruby Dee), Robinson takes a giant step toward overcoming the institutionalized racism of the era. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

      View All (1) audience reviews
      Steve D Powerful and never shying away from difficult realities. A must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Frances H A film that sheds a new light on Jackie Robinson before he broke the color barrier in the major leagues of baseball, although clearly a TV movie. The scrip writing and production values could have been better, but Andre Braugher pulls it off. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/23/15 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson photos

      The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

      The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In 1944, future baseball great Jackie Robinson (Andre Braugher) is serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. army at Fort Hood, in Texas. When Robinson is asked to sit in the back of an unsegregated army bus, and refuses, his superiors request that Robinson be court-martialed. With help from fellow athletic legend and military man Joe Louis (Stan Shaw), as well as his sympathetic mother (Ruby Dee), Robinson takes a giant step toward overcoming the institutionalized racism of the era.
      Director
      Larry Peerce
      Executive Producer
      Robert M. Sertner, Frank von Zerneck
      Screenwriter
      L. Travis Clark, Steve Duncan, Clayton Frohman, Dennis Lynton Clark
      Production Co
      Turner Pictures
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English