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An underdog story of how one of the most gifted teams in sporting history triumphed over its colonial masters. A celebration of the power of sports as a vehicle for social change set to a reggae beat featuring Bob Marley and others.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Riley, Stevan (Director), Chignell, George (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Giant Pictures, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Cricket > West Indies.
Cricket > Social aspects > West Indies.
Cricket > Antilles.
Cricket > Aspect social > Antilles.
Cricket
Cricket > Social aspects
West Indies
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Sports films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Sports films.
Documentaires.
Films sportifs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:An underdog story of how one of the most gifted teams in sporting history triumphed over its colonial masters. A celebration of the power of sports as a vehicle for social change set to a reggae beat featuring Bob Marley and others.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 11, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (87 minutes)
Playing Time:01:26:58
Awards:Nominated 2010 British Independent Film Awards British Independent Film Award, Best Documentary
Nominated 2013 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Best Single Documentary
Nominated 2012 Evening Standard British Film Awards Evening Standard British Film Award, Best Documentary
Production Credits:Directed by Stevan Riley.