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Passing Glory

Passing Glory

1999TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mTV-PG
DramaSport
6.5
IMDB Rating
302 votes

A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.

Director
Steve James
Writers
N/A
Stars
Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Sean Squire
Release Date
February 21, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher
as Father Joseph Verrett
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Father Robert Grant
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Sean Squire
as Travis Porter
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
as Mommit Porter
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn
as Howard Porter
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Daniel Hugh Kelly
as Mike Malone Sr.
Tony Colitti
Tony Colitti
as Chick Viola
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Anderson Bourell
as Mike Malone Jr.
Khalil Kain
Khalil Kain
as Heatwave Hundley
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Tony Bond
as Clanky

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production
Magic Johnson Entertainment, Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment, Rosemont Productions International

🏷️ Keywords

basketball sportbasketballpriestafrican americannew orleans louisiana

🎯 Categories

BasketballDramaSport

⭐ Featured Review

Passing-ly decent...
by lemmy caution2000-06-19
5/10

"I must admit that I watched picked this one up on the drawing power of Andre Braugher, based on his powerful work on the now-defunct tv series "Homicide: Life on the Street". So I guess I shouldn't be disappointed that his character in this movie strongly resembles Homicide's Frank Pembleton. (In this movie he's a Jesuit priest; in Homicide his strong moral centre arises from his Jesuit background) Despite this, or perhaps because of this, Braugher is almost always compelling when he's onscreen, exercising his range from indignant anger to his icy cold stare. The..."

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📖 Synopsis

A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.