Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1976-07-16
Languageen
Runtime1h 51m
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue$33,000,000
Production
Universal Pictures, Motown Productions, Pan Arts Enterprises
6.1(24)
•1976•1h 51mThe Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
"They put the ball in baseball."
Overview
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
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