The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Information

Release DateJuly 16, 1976
Runtime1h 51m
StatusReleased
ProductionUniversal Pictures, Motown Productions + 1 more
LanguagesEnglish
6.1
20 votes
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

"They put the ball in baseball."

Synopsis

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Cast & Crew

Director

John Badham
John Badham

Featured Cast

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Bingo

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Leon

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Charlie Snow

Rico Dawson

Willie Lee

Sam Brison

Louis

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