Coach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are against them as they battle rigid rules, racism and more.
Cast
Terrence Howard
Jim Ellis
Bernie Mac
Elston
Kimberly Elise
Sue Davis
Tom Arnold
Bink
Brandon Fobbs
Puddin Head
Alphonso McAuley
Walt
Regine Nehy
Willie
Nate Parker
Hakim
Kevin Phillips
Andre
Scott Eastwood
Jake
Evan Ross
Reggie
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Franklin
Jesse Moore
Artrell
Carol Sutton
Ophelia
Tony Bentley
Race Official
Vance Strickland
Race Official (Mainline)
Louis Herthum
Coach Logan - 1964
Wayne Ferrara
Race Official (PDR)
George Sanchez
Starter - 1964
Anthony Bean
Ron Lincoln
Jim Ellis III
city worker
Harold Evans
Reverend
Catherine Shreves
Tv Reporter
Terence Rosemore
Black Maintenance Man
Crew
Sunu Gonera
Director
Michael Gozzard
Screenplay, Story
Norman Vance Jr.
Screenplay
J. Mills Goodloe
Screenplay
Kevin Michael Smith
Screenplay, Story
Billy Fox
Editor
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Jim Trapper McEvoy
Rigging Grip
Henry Kingi Jr.
Stunt Double
Sean Finnegan
Gaffer
