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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
268
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LeVar Burton, Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Al Kaline, Jim Northrup, and Raymond Rolak in One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
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True story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball.True story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball.True story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball.

  • Director
    • William A. Graham
  • Writers
    • Ron LeFlore
    • Jim Hawkins
    • Stanford Whitmore
  • Stars
    • LeVar Burton
    • Madge Sinclair
    • Paul Benjamin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    268
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Ron LeFlore
      • Jim Hawkins
      • Stanford Whitmore
    • Stars
      • LeVar Burton
      • Madge Sinclair
      • Paul Benjamin
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast23

    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Ron LeFlore
    Madge Sinclair
    Madge Sinclair
    • Georgia LeFlore
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • John LeFlore
    James Luisi
    James Luisi
    • Jimmy Karalla
    Billy Martin
    Billy Martin
    • Billy Martin
    Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    • Pee Wee Spencer
    Larry B. Scott
    Larry B. Scott
    • Gerald LeFlore
    Tony Mockus Sr.
    Tony Mockus Sr.
    • Board Chairman
    • (as Tony Mockus)
    Yaumilton Brown
    • LeRoy
    Walter Woolf King
    Walter Woolf King
    • Antoine
    • (as Walter King)
    James Spinks
    James Spinks
    • Umpire
    • (as Jimmy Spinks)
    James Butsicaris
    • James Butsicaris
    John McKee
    • Ralph Houk
    • (as John R. McKee)
    Tom Erhardt
    • Parole Officer
    James Karalla
    • Heckler
    Norm Cash
    • Norm Cash
    • (uncredited)
    Burton Collins
    Burton Collins
    • Eddie Glenn
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Freehan
    • Bill Freehan
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writers
      • Ron LeFlore
      • Jim Hawkins
      • Stanford Whitmore
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The "game" that was filmed where Ron LeFlore makes his home debut in Tiger Stadium was filmed before an actual game between the Tigers and the Red Sox, on Saturday, May 20, 1978. Those are fans in the stands, not extras. The centerfield scoreboard has NYY @ TOR, CAL @ MILW, TEX @ SEA, BALT @ CLEV.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 26, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Man of Passion
    • Filming locations
      • Clinton, Iowa, USA
    • Production companies
      • Roger Gimbel Productions
      • EMI Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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