Movie
The Express
Overview
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-10-10
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Davis Entertainment, Relativity Media, IDEA Filmproduktions, Universal Pictures
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rob Brown as Ernie Davis
- Dennis Quaid as Ben Schwartzwalder
- Darrin Henson as Jim Brown
- Omar Benson Miller as Jack Buckley
- Nelsan Ellis as Will Davis, Jr.
- Charles S. Dutton as Willie 'Pops' Davis
- Justin Martin as Young Ernie
- Justin Jones as Young Will
- Nicole Beharie as Sarah Ward
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Marie Davis
- Elizabeth Shivers as Elizabeth Davis
- Clancy Brown as Roy Simmons
Crew
- Gary Fleder - Director
- Charles Leavitt - Writer
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