Sweetwater
14/04/2023
2h

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.
Cast


Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton


Cary Elwes
Ned Irish


Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick


Eric Roberts
Judd


Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer


Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff


Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein


Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb


Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum


Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman


Emmaline
Jeanne Staples


Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother


Robert Ri'chard
Pop


Paul Hipp
Barker


Eric Etebari
Frank


Gary Clark Jr.
T-Bone


Ernest Harden Jr.
Coach Will Robinson


Wayne Federman
Referee Pete


Billy Malone
Dan


Dahlia Waingort
Mrs. Lapchick


Tim Kavanagh
Arthur "Art" Webb


Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman
Young Sweetwater


Delijah McAlpin
Teen Sweetwater


Dave Cobert
Dick McGuire
Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang
Babe


Bobby Portis Jr.
Earl "Big Cat" Llyod
Joshua King Brooks
Chuck Cooper
Steven Morse
Norm Drucker


Preston Galli
Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)


Paul Riley Fox
Mechanic (uncredited)
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