--- title: '42 (2013)' type: 'film' director: 'Brian Helgeland' released: '2013-04-12' runtime_minutes: 128 genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/42-2013' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # 42 (2013) 2013 · 128 min · Drama, History · United States ## Synopsis 42 is a 2013 American biographical sports drama film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 is based on baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. The title of the film reflects Robinson's jersey number, which was universally retired across all MLB teams in 1997. The ensemble cast includes Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, alongside Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, André Holland, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater, and Alan Tudyk in supporting roles. ## Credits - **Director:** [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland) - **Screenplay:** [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland) - **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham) - **Producer:** [Thomas Tull](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-tull) - **Director of Photography:** [Don Burgess](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-burgess) - **Editor:** [Kevin Stitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-stitt), [Peter McNulty](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mcnulty) ## Cast - [Jud Tylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jud-tylor) - [Alan Tudyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-tudyk) as Ben Chapman - [Ryan Merriman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-merriman) as Dixie Walker - [James Pickens Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-pickens-jr) as Mr. Brock - [Matt Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-clark) - [Toby Huss](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-huss) as Clyde Sukeforth - [Lucas Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucas-black) as Pee Wee Reese - [Nicole Beharie](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-beharie) as Rachel Robinson - [Jesse Luken](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-luken) as Eddie Stanky - [Kelley Jakle](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelley-jakle) - [Jeremy Ray Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-ray-taylor) as Boy - [Henry G. Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-g-sanders) - [Peter MacKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mackenzie) as Happy Chandler - [Gino Anthony Pesi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-anthony-pesi) as Joe Garagiola Sr. - [Rhoda Griffis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhoda-griffis) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/42 Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/42-2013 Film facts: Wikidata (Q3599091); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.