Released:
1976-07-16

Overview:
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Director:
John Badham

Runtime:
1h 51min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Billy Dee Williams
  as
  Bingo
• 
  James Earl Jones
  as
  Leon
• 
  Richard Pryor
  as
  Charlie Snow
• 
  Rico Dawson
  as
  Willie Lee
• 
  Sam Brison
  as
  Louis