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   Is 42 a true story?

   • Turns out, 42 — a biopic that portrays Jackie Robinson's 1947 integration of Major League Baseball — gets a lot of things right. Arnold Rampersad, a professor of English at Stanford University who wrote a biography of Robinson, says the film really rings true. "Fundamentally, the story is accurate, in my estimation," he tells NPR's Robert Siegel.

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   What is Jackie Robinson's '42' about?

   • Directed by Brian Helgeland, ‘42’ is a sports drama film that documents Jackie Robinson’s recruitment to the Brooklyn Dodgers by Branch Rickey. Being the first African-American in the 20 th century to play in the Major Leagues came with many adversities, for which Robinson would have to be prepared.

   Is 42 a True Story? Is the 2013 Movie Based on Real Life?

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   Is '42' a good movie?

   • But this is more a ground-rule double than a grand slam. As written and directed by Brian Helgeland, “42” is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It’s a mostly unexceptional film about an exceptional man.

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   Is the Jackie Robinson of '42' a good movie?

   • The Jackie Robinson of “42” is a high school history lesson, lacking in complexity and nuance. Even the domestic scenes with the beautiful Nicole Beharie as Rachel Robinson paint an almost too-perfect picture.

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2. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › 42-movie42 Movie vs. 42 True Story - Real Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson

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   Aug 7, 2013 · Yes. The 42 true story reveals that Robinson had been arrested and court-martialed during boot camp for refusing to go to the back of a segregated bus, as explained in the movie. However, he was subsequently acquitted of the charges and was given an honorable discharge. -JackieRobinson.org.

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   Apr 29, 2022 · Is 42 Based on a True Story? Yes, ‘42’ is based on a true story. The biographical drama film is about the baseball player Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

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   42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film about baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland , the film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, alongside Harrison Ford , Nicole Beharie , Christopher Meloni , André Holland , Lucas ...

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   Apr 12, 2013 · With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni. In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

   • 7.5/10 (103K)
   • Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport

   • Director: Brian Helgeland
   • Release Date: 2013-04-12

7. www.npr.org › 2013/12/27 › 257389769'42' Gets The Story Of Jackie Robinson Right : NPR

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   Dec 26, 2013 · Turns out, 42 — a biopic that portrays Jackie Robinson's 1947 integration of Major League Baseball — gets a lot of things right. Arnold Rampersad, a professor of English at Stanford University...

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   Apr 11, 2013 · Written by. Brian Helgeland. If you were offended by the supposedly profligate use of the n-word in “Django Unchained,” it stands to reason you’ll be outraged by a scene in “42” in which Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman climbs out of the dugout and spews cruel racist epithets at Brooklyn Dodgers rookie Jackie Robinson.You can ...

9. www.latimes.com › entertainment › moviesReview: Pleasing ‘42’ has Jackie Robinson's number - Los ...

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   Apr 11, 2013 · April 11, 2013 12 AM PT. “God built me to last,” Jackie Robinson says at one point in “42,” and, thankfully, his remarkable story is built the same way. It would have to be to survive the...