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Sweetwater
Sweetwater

Sweetwater

The man who changed the game.

Genres

Drama

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In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

14 April 2023

Country

United States of America

Cast

Everett Osborne

Everett Osborne

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Judd

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen

Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar

Jason Sklar

Donnie Grossman

Emmaline

Emmaline

Jeanne Staples

Ashani Roberts

Ashani Roberts

Sweetwater's Mother

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Pop

Paul Hipp

Paul Hipp

Barker

Eric Etebari

Eric Etebari

Frank

Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr.

T-Bone

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

Coach Will Robinson

Wayne Federman

Wayne Federman

Referee Pete

Billy Malone

Billy Malone

Dan

Dahlia Waingort

Dahlia Waingort

Mrs. Lapchick

Tim Kavanagh

Tim Kavanagh

Arthur "Art" Webb

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Young Sweetwater

Delijah McAlpin

Delijah McAlpin

Teen Sweetwater

Dave Cobert

Dave Cobert

Dick McGuire

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Babe

Joshua King Brooks

Joshua King Brooks

Chuck Cooper

Steven Morse

Steven Morse

Norm Drucker

Preston Galli

Preston Galli

Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)

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