One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)

Directed by

William A. Graham

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from Detroit gets into trouble and ends up in prison. While there, he discovers his talent for baseball and works hard to turn his life around. He eventually earns a spot on a major league team.

inspiringoptimisticdeterminedtensedramaticupliftingfast-pacedearnest

What happens

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (also known as Man of Passion) is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical sports drama film telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The film was based on LeFlore's autobiography, Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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