THE JACKIE ROBINSON /
BRANCH RICKEY STORY
Written by: Kirk Ellis
Based on the true story of the integration of baseball

ATTACHMENTS: Robert Redford to star and to produce with Wildwood Films

LOG LINE: The true story of the integration of baseball and the two men who made it possible – Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey.

SYNOPSIS: Like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and all of the great leaders of the Integration era, Jackie Robinson made a sacrifice so that those who looked up to him could eventually join him. With the help of Branch Rickey, one of the sports greatest pioneers, these two men would change the face of sports. The integration of baseball, America’s favorite pastime, was perhaps one of the most significant acts in America’s history. This is the story of the two men who made it possible.