Soul of the Game

TV Movie
1996
PG-13
1h 34m

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Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.

Director
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writers
- Gary Hoffman
- David Himmelstein
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7.4/10

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Director
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writers
- Gary Hoffman
- David Himmelstein
Stars

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Awards
- 4 nominations

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Trivia
Stadium is same stadium which served as the home field for the Rockford Peaches in "A League of Our Own." Now called League Stadium, it is located in Huntingburg, Indiana.

Goofs
At the end of the movie, in the Negro League vs. Major League All-Star Game, played in 1945, there is a 50-star flag on the flagpole (two close-up shots). In 1948 it should have been a 48-star flag.

Connections
Referenced in The 18th Annual CableACE Awards (1996)

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8/10

I watched it...Then I bought it.

Very good Baseball movie that wasnt advertised much at all. If Any. I just happened to come across it on HBO and was caught. Everyone knows Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, but not many know the events that led up to it. This movie actually brought a tear to my eye for Josh Gibson and Sachel Paige, I really felt sorry for those two. Also it was a very nice touch how Willie Mays was wrote into the movie as a whole, if you see it you will understand. Again this is a very good baseball history movie. If you are a fan of the National Pastime, then watch this film.