The Court Martial Of Jackie Robinson (1990)
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Made for the TNT cable network, The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson concentrates on the wartime service of major league baseball's first black player. Robinson (Andre Braugher), a star athlete at UCLA, is drafted during World War II. He hopes that his academic record will assure him entry into… More Made for the TNT cable network, The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson concentrates on the wartime service of major league baseball's first black player. Robinson (Andre Braugher), a star athlete at UCLA, is drafted during World War II. He hopes that his academic record will assure him entry into Officers Candidate School, but the racism inherent in the military at the time puts several roadblocks in his way. After finally making OCS, Robinson's belief in himself is strengthened tenfold--to the point that he refuses to bow to the "Jim Crow" laws regarding the seating arrangements on an Army bus, and is subsequently threatened with a court martial. Stan Shaw costars as boxing great Joe Louis, likewise a victim of prejudice during the war years (the script intimates that Louis was more willing to roll with the punches than Robinson). Ruby Dee, who played the ballplayer's wife in the 1950 film The Jackie Robinson Story, is here seen as Robinson's mother. The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson premiered on October 15, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Larry Peerce
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Turner Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Jim Beaver
as Major Trimble
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Andre Braugher
as Jackie Robinson
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Donald Craig
as President of the Court
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Russell Curry
as Mack at 21
- Ruby Dee
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Bruce Dern
as Scout Ed Higgins
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Robert DoQui
as Top Sergeant
- Paul Dooley
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Howard French
as Sergeant McEllroy
- Michael Greene
- Gary Grubbs
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Lenny Hicks
as Soldier #2
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Don Hood
as Major Foley
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Billy Kane
as Third Young Officer
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Ken Kerman
as Asch
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Chris Kinkade
as Corporal Dwight
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Kasi Lemmons
as Rachel
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Glenn Morshower
as Captain Spencer
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Peter Parros
as Gordon Jones
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J.A. Preston
as Wendell Smith
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Aaron Seville
as Young Soldier
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Stan Shaw
as Joe Louis
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Lance Slaughter
as Soldier #3
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Dale Swann
as Doctor Smith
- Ken Swofford
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Travis Swords
as Prosecutor
- Steven Williams
- Noble Willingham
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Hank Woessner
as First Sergeant
- Dale Dye
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Michael Flynn
as Oficer on Duty
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Daniel Stern
as William Cline
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Nancy Cheryl Davis
as Loretta Jones
