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Release Date:
Friday, April 12, 2013 Nationwide
thematic elements including language
Plot: What's the story about?
The story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 42 stars Harrison Ford as the innovative Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show, and Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, the heroic African American who was the first man to break the color line in the big leagues.
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Who stars in 42: Cast List
Chadwick Boseman ... Jackie Robinson
Avengers: Endgame, Get On Up
Harrison Ford ... Branch Rickey
Captain America: Brave New World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Nicole Beharie ... Rachel Isum
Monsters and Men, Shame
T.R. Knight ... Harold Parrott
Adam the First
Alan Tudyk ... Ben Chapman
Wish, Raya and the Last Dragon
Christopher Meloni ... Leo Durocher
If, Snatched
John C. McGinley ... Red Barber
Alex Cross, Kid Cannabis
Lucas Black ... Pee Wee Reese
Unsung Hero, The Fate of the Furious
Brett Cullen ... Clay Hopper
The Long Game, The Dark Knight Rises
Ryan Merriman ... Dixie Walker
Model House, Out of Exile
Hamish Linklater ... Ralph Branca
Nickel Boys, Ithaca
Who's making 42: Crew List
A look at the 42 behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Brian Helgeland last directed Finestkind and Legend. The film's writer Kirk Ellis last wrote Escape and Flying Tigers.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Howard BaldwinKaren Baldwin
Dick Cook
Jon Jashni
Robert Redford
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Production: What we know about 42?
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.
- 2012 - August: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2011 - April: The film was set to Development status.
42 Release Date: When was the film released?
42 was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, April 12, 2013. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Scary Movie 5, Antiviral and Dark Circles.
42 DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
42 was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 .