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An angry black Josephite priest (Andre Braugher) in 1960s New Orleans goes against the wishes of his parish leader (Rip Torn) as he pushes a basketball game between his unbeaten all-black team and an undefeated all-white prep school team. This is based on the true story of the first integrated basketball game in the history of New Orleans.
Feb 21, 1999 · Passing Glory: Directed by Steve James. With Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Sean Squire, Ruby Dee. A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.
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- Drama, Sport
- Steve James
- 1999-02-21
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport.
- Steve James
- 100 min
- 2
Passing Glory. A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. 73 1 h 33 min 1999. X-Ray 18+.
A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans. An angry black priest in 1960's New Orleans goes against the wishes of his parish leader as he pushes a basketball game between his unbeaten all-black team and an undefeated all-white prep school team.
When Joseph Verrett (Andre Braugher), a Jesuit priest who teaches history at a black high school, is offered the position of basketball coach, he resists at first because he believes the school ...
- Drama
Feb 22, 1999 · André Braugher stars as an idealistic, young black priest who uses a basketball game to challenge the social conventions of a segregationist city in the inspirational true story Passing Glory. 1965. New Orleans.
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