Sweetwater : : the man who Changed the Game

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Call Number: DVD Drama Sweetwater
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak, Eric Roberts.
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change the game forever.
DVD, region 1; NTSC; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Sweetwater submitted by yufamily on July 26, 2023, 10:03am Insightful. Didn't realize NBA used to bar black players in the 1940s. Wow!