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42 the Jackie Robinson story

42 the Jackie Robinson story

Blu-ray 2013

Brian Helgeland's historical sports drama/biopic 42 relates the historic 1947 baseball season in which Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) decides to sign the first black Major League player, Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman). Although Robinson faces ugly, vicious racism from other clubs, fans, and on occasion his own teammates, Rickey encourages him to not fight back. By following that advice, Robinson allows his rema...

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African American baseball players Fiction
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Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Fiction
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 Fiction
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Description:
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1
video file Blu-ray video region A
polychrome
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Other Title:
Jackie Robinson story
Forty-two
42 (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]
Notes:
Title from container
Music by Mark Isham ; director of photography, Don Burgess ; edited by Peter McNulty, Kevin Stitt
Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1
For private home use only
In English, French, or Spanish with optional French, English, or Spanish subtitles
Control Number:
2629640
UPC:
883929316038
883929326365
Other Authors:
Beharie, Nicole, actor
Boseman, Chadwick, actor
Ford, Harrison, 1942- actor
Helgeland, Brian, film director, screenwriter
Legendary Pictures, production company
Meloni, Christopher, actor
Merriman, Ryan, actor
Warner Bros. Entertainment, production company
Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor
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