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Glory Road [2006]
from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
starring Joshua Lucas, Tatyana M. Ali, Jon Voight, Red West, Derek Luke
directed by James Garner

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Ticks all the boxes
  As sports movies go this one is a basic by the numbers job, based on a true story. It has just the right blend of action, humour and drama to keep the viewer interested and its not too heavy handed on the more serious aspects so its good entertainment for all the family. Largely ignored in the Uk because its a basketball film, this is definitely worth a look if you enjoy sports movies.

• Players of all colours unite!
  We see more and more of these films and that rejuvenates my heart and my mind tremendously. Here it is about the 1966 NCAA Basket Ball competition in which Texas Western lined up the first ever all black basket ball team in the final game, and the black players were a majority in the team from the very start. The film is decent about the difficulties encountered by the coach who made that choice: make them respect his rule, his rhythm and his life discipline while training and then competing; make them live... more info

• ''Let my boy play''
  Set in 1965, Glory Road could easily be mistaken for just another triumphal basketball movie. Thankfully the film is so much more and most viewers be pleasantly surprised by this bio of the 1966 Texas Western Miners, the first college basketball team to win an NCAA championship with a starting lineup of mainly "Negro" players.
  Josh Lucas - in possibly the best role of his career - plays Don Haskins, young and good-looking coach who spends much of his time coaching women's basketball teams. Suddenly... more info

• Fantastic Feel Good Movie
  I have just finished watching a Region 1 copy and I just had to write a review. Although I was sceptical to start, as I am the least sporty person you will ever find, I must say I am so glad I watched this movie.
  It centres on the year 1965, on this time in Ron Haskins(played by Josh Lucas) life as manager of a Texan Basketball team. He has just been recruited and it is expected of the team, called the Miners, to lose. However Haskins has other ideas and sees this as his big break. Once he realises... more info

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