The Express
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The Express is a sports drama film that tells the inspiring true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Express canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical film
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film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| about | first African American Heisman Trophy winner ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, the Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Robert C. Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Ben Schwartzwalder
NERFINISHED
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Ernie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kramer Morgenthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | Ernie Davis winning the Heisman Trophy ⓘ |
| director | Gary Fleder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chicago, Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Syracuse, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | college football career of Ernie Davis ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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sports drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
overcoming adversity
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perseverance ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ernie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
civil rights era in the United States
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racial discrimination in American college football ⓘ |
| producer |
Gary Fleder
NERFINISHED
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John Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Davis Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-10-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Leavitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles S. Dutton
NERFINISHED
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Clancy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar Benson Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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