42

Name: 42
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-04-12
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman

In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.

42 (2013)

Timing: 2:8 (128 min)

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Release date

2013-04-12

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures

Genre

Drama

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$95 020 213

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Director

Brian Helgeland

Actors

Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, André Holland, Alan Tudyk, Hamish Linklater, T.R. Knight
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Scenario

Producer

Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Jason Clark, Dick Cook

Operator

Don Burgess

Composer

Mark Isham

Artist

Sharon Davis

Audition

Victoria Thomas

Editing

Kevin Stitt, Peter McNulty
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Short description

In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous colour line when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field wins over fans and his teammates – silencing his critics and forever changing the world by changing the game of baseball.

What's left behind the scenes

The screen features a "smoothed-over" version of Leo Durocher's speech to the baseball players, shocked by his decision to sign a Black player.
On and off set, Alan Tudyk and Chadwick Boseman intentionally treated each other with deliberate coldness to better convey the mutual animosity felt by their characters.
Before filming began, Chadwick Boseman spent several weeks playing baseball, but a stunt double was still used in some scenes.
Before filming scenes where his character taunts Chadwick Boseman's character, Alan Tudyk watched videos of street fights in order to "get into the right form".
The role of Branch Rickey, played by Harrison Ford, was originally intended for Robert Redford.
On screen, we hear a 'smoothed-over' version of Leo Durocher's speech to the baseball players, who were shocked by his decision to sign a Black player to the team.
Before filming scenes in which his character teases Chadwick Boseman's character, Alan Tudyk watched videos of street fights to 'get into the right shape'.

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