History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present ; a Legendary Pictures production ; produced by Thomas Tull ; written and directed by Brian Helgeland.
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Harrison Ford, Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater, Andre Holland.