Bibliograph

Sweetwater, written and directed by Martin Guigui

Type

Label

Sweetwater, written and directed by Martin Guigui

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPA rating: PG-13; for some racial slurs, violence and smoking

Main title

Sweetwater

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1380360338

Responsibility statement

written and directed by Martin Guigui

Runtime

119

Summary

Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change the game forever

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Sweet water

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