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Sweetwater

"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.

Top 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

Overview

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.

Rating

6.9 / 10
29 Reviews
1 Popular

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