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Sweetwater

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.

2023 |1h 59m |  Drama

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Cast

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Everett Osborne

Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton

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Cary Elwes

Ned Irish

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Jeremy Piven

Joe Lapchick

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Eric Roberts

Judd

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Jim Caviezel

Sports Writer

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Richard Dreyfuss

Maurice Podoloff

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Kevin Pollak

Abe Saperstein

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Mike Starr

Eddie Gottlieb

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Jim Meskimen

Miles Slocum

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Jason Sklar

Donnie Grossman

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Emmaline

Jeanne Staples

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Ashani Roberts

Sweetwater's Mother

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Robert Ri'chard

Pop

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Paul Hipp

Barker

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Eric Etebari

Frank

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Gary Clark, Jr.

T-Bone

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Ernest Harden Jr.

Coach Will Robinson

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Wayne Federman

Referee Pete

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Billy Malone

Dan

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Dahlia Waingort

Mrs. Lapchick

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Delijah McAlpin

Teen Sweetwater

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Preston Galli

Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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