Overview

As the first African American to receive college football's prestigious Heisman trophy, Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) is one of the most inspiring and tragic-figures in the game (he died of leukemia at 23, before his first NFL game) His rise to athletic stardom coincides with the birth of the civil rights movement, and despite setbacks like a speech impediment, biased referees, and fear of white mob reprisals, Davis grabs the glory for a better America. Dennis Quaid plays Davis's coach and mentor, Ben Schwartzwalder, who lays on the discipline and training, first yielding to racist pressures, then supporting and spurring Davis to his peerless heights for Syracuse University's Orangemen. Director: Gary Fleder Star: Charles S. Dutton, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, Rob Brown, Special Features: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Snap Case Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Spanish Subtitles - English, (SDH), French, Spanish Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Director, Gary Fleder Deleted Scenes - Commentary by Director Gary Fleder Running Time: 130 minutes.

Key Details

• Format: DVD
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
• Genre/category: MOVIE, DRAMA
• Release date: 1/20/2009
• Runtime: 130 minutes