Sweetwater

The man who changed the game.

Duration: 119 min

Release date: 2023-04-14

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In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

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Everett Osborne

Everett Osborne

as Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton

as Joe Lapchick

as Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

as Maurice Podoloff

as Abe Saperstein

as Eddie Gottlieb

as Miles Slocum

as Donnie Grossman

as Jeanne Staples

as Sweetwater's Mother

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

as Coach Will Robinson

as Referee Pete

Dahlia Waingort

Dahlia Waingort

as Mrs. Lapchick

as Arthur "Art" Webb

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

as Young Sweetwater

Delijah McAlpin

Delijah McAlpin

as Teen Sweetwater

as Dick McGuire

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang

Bobby Portis Jr.

Bobby Portis Jr.

as Earl "Big Cat" Llyod

Joshua King Brooks

Joshua King Brooks

as Chuck Cooper

as Norm Drucker

as Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)

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Director of Photography

Peewee Piemonte

Peewee Piemonte

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Executive Producer

Dahlia Waingort

Dahlia Waingort

Executive Producer

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Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

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