The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
“They put the ball in baseball.”
1976•PG•1h 51m•6.1•Released
ComedyDrama
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Director
John Badham
Writer
Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$33M
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Issac
John McCurry
Murch
Stan Shaw
Esquire Joe
DeWayne Jessie
Rainbow
Ted Ross
Sallie
Mabel King
Bertha
Sam Laws
Henry
Alvin Childress
Horace
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Motown Productions
Company
Pan Arts Enterprises
Producer
Rob Cohen
Producer
Michael Chinich
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