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A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers

A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers

2002TV Movie⏱️ 56mTV-G
DocumentarySport
7.5
IMDB Rating
68 votes

In 1967, on July 23, the Detroit riots began, setting off more riots in more than 150 American cities. Yet in the summer of 1968, while other cities again had riots, Detroit did not. Detroit stayed cool. The one hour documentary l...

Director
N/A
Writers
Armen Keteyian, Jeff Sarokin
Stars
Gene Cunningham, Martha Reeves, Joe Lapointe
Release Date
July 22, 2002
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Gene Cunningham
as Self (Students Org. Against Racism 1964-67
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
as Self (Martha and the Vandellas 1962-1972)
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Joe Lapointe
as Self (Usher, Tiger Stadium 1967-1969)
👤
Herb Boyd
as Self (Detroit Resident 1942-1985
👤
Jim Northrup
as Self (Detroit Tigers 1964-1974)
Thomas Sugrue
Thomas Sugrue
as Self (Detroit Resident 1962-1980
👤
Damon Keith
as Self (Michigan Civil Rights Committee 1964-1967)
👤
Isaiah McKinnon
as Self (Detroit Police Officer 1965-1984)
👤
Gates Brown
as Self (Detroit Tigers 1963-1975)
John Conyers
John Conyers
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Black Canyon Productions, Clear Channel Entertainment Television, HBO Sports

🏷️ Keywords

1960sdetroit michiganworld seriesdetroit tigersracial tension

🎯 Categories

DocumentarySport

⭐ Featured Review

Looking for a copy
by junkyt2007-08-24
10/10

"My family are lifelong Tiger fans, and I recently saw about 3/4 of this documentary on TV. It was so cool to see all of my heroes (Freehan, Kaline, Lolich, Stanely) in action and to hear their thoughts about the season and what was going on in the country at that time. The film makers have done a great job of relating the game to the cultural climate in Detroit at the time, and I highly recommend the movie to all, not just Tiger or baseball fans. I would love to see the whole thing, and I have been searching for a copy with no luck ever since. Does anyone have one they can copy for me? I'..."

📖 Synopsis

In 1967, on July 23, the Detroit riots began, setting off more riots in more than 150 American cities. Yet in the summer of 1968, while other cities again had riots, Detroit did not. Detroit stayed cool. The one hour documentary l...