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Sweetwater

20237.0 / 10119 min
Drama

Overview

The man who changed the game.

In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

Cast

Everett Osborne

Everett Osborne

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Judd

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen

Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar

Jason Sklar

Donnie Grossman

Emmaline

Emmaline

Jeanne Staples

Ashani Roberts

Ashani Roberts

Sweetwater's Mother

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Pop

Paul Hipp

Paul Hipp

Barker

Eric Etebari

Eric Etebari

Frank

Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr.

T-Bone

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

Coach Will Robinson

Wayne Federman

Wayne Federman

Referee Pete

Billy Malone

Billy Malone

Dan

Dahlia Waingort

Dahlia Waingort

Mrs. Lapchick

Tim Kavanagh

Tim Kavanagh

Arthur "Art" Webb

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Young Sweetwater

Delijah McAlpin

Delijah McAlpin

Teen Sweetwater

Dave Cobert

Dave Cobert

Dick McGuire

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Babe

Joshua King Brooks

Joshua King Brooks

Chuck Cooper

Steven Morse

Steven Morse

Norm Drucker

Preston Galli

Preston Galli

Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Massimo Zeri

Massimo Zeri

Director of Photography

Martin Guigui

Martin Guigui

Director

Martin Guigui

Martin Guigui

Writer

Peewee Piemonte

Peewee Piemonte

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Bonfigli

Mark Bonfigli

Co-Producer

Craig Cheek

Craig Cheek

Executive Producer

Ron Eli Cohen

Ron Eli Cohen

Associate Producer

Rodric David

Rodric David

Associate Producer

Josi W. Konski

Josi W. Konski

Producer

Megan Mieduch

Megan Mieduch

Associate Producer

Tim Moore

Tim Moore

Producer

Darren Moorman

Darren Moorman

Producer

Tom Ortenberg

Tom Ortenberg

Executive Producer

Scott Pomeroy

Scott Pomeroy

Executive Producer

Dee Shiver

Dee Shiver

Creative Consultant

Dahlia Waingort

Dahlia Waingort

Producer

Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin

Music

Eric Potter

Eric Potter

Editor