Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game

94 mins | Drama, History | April 20, 1996

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.

Soul of the Game

94 mins | Drama, History | April 20, 1996

Soul of the Game
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers HBO, Gary Hoffman Productions, Mike Medavoy Productions
Original title Soul of the Game
Directors Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writers Gary Hoffman, David Himmelstein

Cast

Delroy Lindo

as Satchel Paige

Mykelti Williamson

as Josh Gibson

Blair Underwood

as Jackie Robinson

Edward Herrmann

as Branch Rickey

R. Lee Ermey

as Wilkie

Obba Babatundé

as Cum Posey

Gina Ravera

as Grace

Brent Jennings

as Frank Duncan