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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

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1h 36m

Biography, Drama, Sport

May 31st, 1981

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Synopsis

The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.

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Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Beverly Todd
Lahoma Brown
Cleavon Little
Rabbit
Ernie Barnes
Josh Gibson
Clifton Davis
Cool Papa Bell
Hal Williams
Roberts
Taylor Lacher
Announcer
John Beradino
Jake Wells
Jim Davis
Mr. Wilkenson
Ossie Davis
Chuffy Russell
Full cast & crew

Directors

Richard A. Colla
Full cast & crew

Producers

Danny Arnold
executive producer
Jordan Davis
executive producer
Jimmy Hawkins
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
(autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever)
Ronald Rubin
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Taglines

The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Keywords

racism
character name in title
historical event
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 6th, 1985 (Italy) (Italia1)
May 31st, 1981 (United States of America)
May 31st, 1981 (United States of America) ABC TV

Alternative Titles

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (original title)
Coragem de Campeão (Brazil)
A História de Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (Brazil) (cable TV title)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

96 min
98 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television
TBA Productions
Satie Productions Ltd.
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Distribution Companies

Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video (United States of America) (dvdr)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (original airing)

Other Companies

Gomillion Sound (post-production sound) / (post production sound)
Damask Productions Inc. (music editing)
Howard Anderson Digital Effects (titles and opticals) (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)
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