Glory Road

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Glory Road is a 2006 sports drama film based on the true story of the Texas Western College basketball team that broke racial barriers by winning the 1966 NCAA championship with an all-Black starting lineup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical film
film
sports drama film
awardReceived ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie
basedOn Texas Western College
surface form: 1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team

1966 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
true story
character Adolph Rupp
Bobby Joe Hill
Don Haskins
cinematographyBy John Schwartzman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts civil rights era in the United States
racism in American sports
director James Gartner
distributor Buena Vista Pictures
surface form: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Walt Disney Pictures
editedBy Chris Lebenzon
Mary Jo Markey
genre drama film
sports drama
hasTheme courage
overcoming racial barriers
teamwork
mainSubject Texas Western College
surface form: Texas Western College basketball team

racial integration in college basketball
musicBy Trevor Rabin
originalLanguage English
portrays Texas Western Miners vs. Kentucky Wildcats championship game
first all-Black starting lineup in an NCAA championship game
producer Jerry Bruckheimer
productionCompany Jerry Bruckheimer Films
publicationDate 2006-01-13
rating PG
releaseYear 2006
runtime approximately 118 minutes
setInLocation El Paso
surface form: El Paso, Texas

NCAA basketball tournament venues
Texas
setInTime 1960s
1965–1966 college basketball season
stars Austin Nichols
Derek Luke
Jon Voight
Josh Lucas
writer Bettina Gilois
Christopher Cleveland
Gregory Allen Howard

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Mehcad Brooks notableWork Glory Road
Derek Luke notableWork Glory Road
Josh Lucas notableWork Glory Road