Sweetwater
The man who changed the game.
6.9
32 votes
April 14, 2023
1h 59m
Drama
Overview
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.
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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
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