Soul of the Game (Widescreen) - Region 0 DVD
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An aging Satchel Paige wanted to be the first African American baseball player to integrate the major leagues after World War II. Of course, things didn't work out that way: the visibly dignified and younger Jackie Robinson got the nod, while the Negro Leagues he left behind carried on with such brilliant talents as Josh Gibson segregated from deserving opportunities. This HBO movie concerns the period just before Robinson was pressed into a difficult role breaking the color barrier, and the rich script by David Himmelstein and Gary Hoffman concerns his aspirations as well as those of the frustrated Paige and the deterioratin
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Manufacturer: HBO
Release date: 23 January 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0026359130922 UPC: 026359130922
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Release date: 23 January 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0026359130922 UPC: 026359130922