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Althea
“A documentary film about the trailblazing athlete, Althea Gibson”
7.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 24m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Althea Gibson’s life and achievements transcend sports. A truant from the rough streets of Harlem, Althea emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world in the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper’s daughter, her family’s migration north to Harlem in the 1930s, mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring her story into a much broader realm of the American story.
Cast & Crew
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Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rex Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Althea is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
