UrbanWorks Classic Cinema: The Jackie Robinson Story In the year 1947 on a baseball diamond in Brooklyn, New York, Jackie Robinson who broke the color barrier of Major League Baseball becoming the first African American ... more »Major League Baseball player. His strong will and the love for the game empowered him to stand fast and prove to the entire world that black men have character, integrity and can shine in the major leagues. The Jackie Robinson Story is a classic film that portrays the struggles of this young African American athlete and the pressures put on African American players. The Jackie Robinson Story chronicles Jackie as he plays his way through the Negro leagues and into the Majors. We follow his story as it tells of his triumphant rise to respect and greatness in baseball, carving a path into our country's history. UrbanWorks Classic Cinema: Sanders of the River UrbanWorks Classic Cinema present this classic film from 1935 of an amazing adventure drama, starring Paul Robeson (Showboat, Song of Freedom) and his magnificent rich baritone voice as the highlight of this well -made film. With over 10,000 tribesmen this film brings to the screen the culture of celebrations and of war amongst the tribes. Leslie Banks (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Man Who Knew Too Much) plays British District Officer "Lord Sandy" Sanders who brought peace among the tribes for many years. This is until Chief Mofolaba (Tony Wane) attacks the tribes, and captures the natives for slave trading. Bosambo's (Paul Robeson) the chief of the Ochuri tribe joins forces with Officer Sanders to stop the savage nightmare, and free those who were captured. When Sanders leaves for London to get married, the word spread to Chief Mofolaba. In a fit of revenge, Chief Mofolaba immediately attacks Bosambo's tribe so that he can sell them all off to slavery. When "Lord Sandy" gets word of this unruly act of lawlessness he returns to revenge Mofolaba and bring justice to the land.« less
Actor:* Genres:Drama Sub-Genres:Drama Studio:URBAN Format:DVD - Black and White DVD Release Date: 02/24/2004 Release Year: 2004 Run Time: 1hr 5min Screens: Black and White Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 1 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Languages:English