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Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story (2017)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Jon Strong

Synopsis

In 1955, when racial segregation defined the South, two groups of twelve-year-old boys stepped onto a baseball field in a non-violent act of cultural defiance that would change the course of history.

Actors

Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron
Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr.
Gary Sheffield
Gary Sheffield

Crews

Jon Strong
Jon Strong
Director
Jon Strong
Jon Strong
Writer
John King
John King
Writer
Ted Haddock
Ted Haddock
Writer
Mike Quinn Jr.
Mike Quinn Jr.
Writer
Christopher S. Towle
Christopher S. Towle
Director of Photography
John Arndt
John Arndt
Music
Mervyn Warren
Mervyn Warren
Music
Mervyn Warren
Mervyn Warren
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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