The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings(1976)

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.

Genre: Comedy

Director: John Badham

Actors: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson, Sam 'Birmingham' Brison, Jophery C. Brown, Leon Wagner, Tony Burton, John McCurry, Stan Shaw

Release date: 1976-07-16

Country of origin: United States of America

Length: 1h 51m

Ratings:

• 6.8/10
• 87%