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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
“They put the ball in baseball.”
6.0 / 10• 1976• 1h 51m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Cast & Crew
Billy Dee Williams
Bingo
Lead
James Earl Jones
Leon
Richard Pryor
Charlie Snow
RD
Rico Dawson
Willie Lee
SB
Sam Brison
Louis
Jophery C. Brown
Champ
LW
Leon Wagner
Fat Sam
Tony Burton
Issac
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Badham's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
