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Directed by Richard A. Colla
Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little, Ernie Barnes, Clifton Davis
Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett, Jr. stars as the legendary baseball pitcher Satchel Paige - the first black athlete to pitch in a World Series - in the inspiring true saga Don't Look Back: The Story Of LeRoy 'Satchel' Paige.1920s United States. A country severely divided by race. Banned from whites-only Major League baseball, black players must play for the Negro Leagues, where they sleep in cow pastures and play for donations. Called the best in the world, Satchel Paige's (Gossett, Jr.) incredible fastball draws admiration and awe from both white and black ballplayers. But his growing reputation doesn't change the color of his skin, and acceptance remains elusive - until his triumphant appearance in the 1948 World Series. Also starring Ossie Davis and Cleavon Little, this compelling biographical account of one of America's greatest folk heroes is testimony to one man's lifelong fight to overcome racial barriers
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