
Something To Cheer About
2002-09-13 · 64 min · ★ 9.0
A documentary on the 1955 Crispus Attucks basketball team, whose revolutionary style of play helped to define modern basketball and whose team members, like NBA All-Star Oscar Robertson, went on to become basketball legends.
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- Betsy Blankenbaker
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- Released
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- USD 500,000
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