The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film starring baseball legend Jackie Robinson as himself. Even during its release in the era of segregation, the film did remarkably at the box office. Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947.
On April 19, 2005, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Jackie Robins...
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Initial release date:
- May 16, 1950
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 76 min (46 hs )