Sweetwater / Briarcliff Entertainment presents ; a Reserve Entertainment, Sunset Pictures production ; in association with Kedrick Cerry, Inc. and Pasaca Entertainment, Open River Entertainment ; written and directed by Martin Guigui ; produced by Tim Moore, Dahlia Waingort Guigui, Darren Moorman ; producer, Josi W. Konski.
Material type:![Film](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/VM.png)
- two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Director of photography Massimo Zeri ; editor, Eric Potter ; music by Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA SWEETWAT | Available | 33111009997418 | ||||
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA SWEETWAT | Available | 33111009997400 | ||||
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Northport Library | DVD | DRAMA SWEETWAT | Available | 33111009997392 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change the game forever.
DVD, region 1; NTSC; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English audio description.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
English described video
Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Eric Roberts, Jim Caviezel, Robert Ri'chard, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak.
Director of photography Massimo Zeri ; editor, Eric Potter ; music by Jeff Cardoni, Martin Guigui.
"The man who changed the game" --Container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
MPA rating: PG-13; for some racial slurs, violence and smoking.
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change the game forever.