The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990 NR 1h 40m 6.9

A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army and in particular his court-martial for insubordination regarding segregation.

The early life of the future baseball star is told here. Jackie Robinson was a young college student and athlete who learned never to take racist attacks lying down. This eventually gets him into trouble when he is drafted in World War II and assigned to a Texas training camp deep in the racist south. The film climaxes when Jackie Robinson must face a court-martial for insubordination when he refused to go to the back of the bus when the white bus driver ordered him, knowing that he was in his rights to do so.

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Info about The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Studio(s): Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Turner Pictures

Originally Released: Oct 15, 1990

Production Country: United States

Genres: Biography, Drama