Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are the greatest players in the Colored leagues, and everyone expects that one of them will make the leap to the Major Leagues, now that there is talk of integration. But, unexpectedly, it's the rookie with the army record, Jackie Robinson, that gets tapped to be the first.
Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson, Edward Herrmann, Blair Underwood