Title from web page. Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Andre Holland. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Summary:
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
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