The Express : the Ernie Davis story

Resource Information

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Label

The Express : the Ernie Davis story

Title remainder

the Ernie Davis story

Statement of responsibility

Davis Entertainment ; IDEA Filmproduktions ; Relativity Media

Title variation

Ernie Davis story

Contributor

• IDEA Filmproduktions
• Relativity Media
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Brown, Rob, 1984-
• Davis Entertainment Company
• Davis, John, 1954-
• Fleder, Gary
• Gallagher, Robert C
• Henson, Darrin Dewitt
• Leavitt, Charles
• Quaid, Dennis

Film producer

• Davis, John, 1954-

Subject

• Football coaches -- New York (State) | Syracuse -- Drama
• Football films
• African American football players -- New York (State) | Syracuse -- Drama
• Fútbol americano -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Syracuse -- Teatro
• Sports -- Feature
• Sports films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Deportes universitarios -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Syracuse -- Teatro
• Davis, Ernie, 1939-1963 -- Drama

Genre

• Teatro
• Drama
• Football films
• Sports
• Sports films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• fre
• eng

Summary

Ernie Davis was born in New York and raised in poverty. He overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an unstoppable running back for the Syracuse Orangemen. With the guidance of coach Ben Schwartzwalder, Ernie would develop from an impressive high school athlete into a college legend. Ernie would become the first black to win the Heisman Trophy. Refusing to play by the unspoken racist rules of the day, Ernie broke through one barrier after another to alter the way football fans looked at black men. Following his draft by the NFL, he was struck by a terrible blow in the prime of his life. Ernie would join the ranks of black pioneers who inspired a civil rights movement that smashed barriers on and off the playing field

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Produced by John Davis ; written by Charles Leavitt ; music by Mark Isham ; directed by Gary Fleder

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality

Language note

English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.E97 2009

PerformerNote

Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Omar Benson Miller, Nelsan Ellis, Charles S. Dutton

Runtime

130

Target audience

general

Technique

live action