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Passing Glory is a 1999 basketball-drama film produced for TNT, written by Harold Sylvester, and directed by Steve James. It is based on a true story. This movie stars Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, and Sean Squire, and features a speaking role by Arthur Agee, subject of the documentary Hoop Dreams, also directed by Steve James.
Feb 21, 1999 · Passing Glory: Directed by Steve James. With Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Sean Squire, Ruby Dee. A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.
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- Drama, Sport
- Steve James
- 1999-02-21
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport.
- Steve James
- 100 min
- 2
Feb 22, 1999 · André Braugher stars as an idealistic, young black priest who uses a basketball game to challenge the social conventions of a segregationist city in the inspirational true story Passing Glory. 1965. New Orleans.
- Steve James
- Andre Braugher
Feb 21, 1999 · Overview. A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport.
Passing Glory is available to watch, stream, download and buy on demand at Amazon, Google Play and Vudu. Some platforms allow you to rent Passing Glory for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.
Idealistic young black priest Joseph Verrett uses the basketball court to challenge the social conventions of New Orleans in the early 1960s by setting up a sanctioned game between the black parochial school where he coaches and a white parochial prep school.
