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Eight Men Out is a 1988 film based on the Black Sox Scandal, when eight Chicago White Sox players conspired to lose the 1919 World Series. The film depicts the events leading up to and during the fix, as well as the aftermath for the players and the game.
A film adaptation of Eliot Asinof's book, directed by John Sayles, about the 1919 Chicago White Sox who threw the World Series for money. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, History, Sport
- John Sayles
- 1989-06-29
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“Eight Men Out” is an oddly unfocused movie made of earth tones, sidelong glances and eliptic conversations. It tells the story of how the stars of the 1919 Chicago White Sox team took payoffs from gamblers to throw the World Series, but if you are not already familiar with that story you’re unlikely to understand it after seeing this film.
Eight Men Out tells the true story of the infamous 'Black Sox' scandal of 1919, in which the White Sox players deliberately lost the World Series. The movie places the scandal in the context of a labor dispute between the players and their then all-powerful team owner, and how mobster Arnold Rothstein took advantage of the dispute.
Eight Men Out. The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James), who pays his ...
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- History, Drama
- PG
Mar 22, 2022 · Watch the official trailer of the movie Eight Men Out, based on the book by Eliot Asinof, about the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The film stars John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn and more.
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- Amazon MGM Studios
