Storyline
Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.
Released
13 April 2010
Runtime
1h 20min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
ESPN Films, Kartemquin Films
Cast
Allen Iverson
Self (archive footage)
Steve James
Self / Narrator (voice)
Bob Barefield
Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth
Butch Harper
Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth
Dennis Kozlowski
Self - Iverson's High School Football Coach
Michael Simmons
Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate
Jim Spencer
Self - Former Daily Press Columnist
Imogene James
Self - Director's Mother
Marcellus Harris
Self - Pastor & Community Activist
Boo Williams
Self - Iverson's AAU Basketball Coach
Melvin Stephens
Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate
Jim Ellenson
Self - Melvin Stephens' Lawyer
John Spencer
Self - Lead Detective on the Case
Linwood Debrew
Self - Community Activist
Brent Musgrove
Self - Local Sports Announcer
Bob Hintz
Self - Former Coach/Local Sports Announcer
David Teel
Self - Daily Press Sports Columnist
Shaun Brown
Self - Community Activist/S.W.I.S. Organizer
Alvin 'Buddy' Fox
Self - Defense Attorney for Samuel Wynn
Joe Fudge
Self - Daily Press Photographer at the Trial
Linda Wiggins
Self - S.W.I.S. Supporter
Linda Mines
Self - S.W.I.S. Founder
David Squires
Self - Daily Press Columnist 2004-Present
Rudy Langford
Self - Civil Rights Activist
Bob Killian
Self - Former Bethel High Teacher
Arthur Lambiotte
Self - Lawyer for City of Newport News/Iverson's AAU Coach
Joyce B. Hobson
Self - S.W.I.S. Organizer & Spokesperson
Lester Munson
Self - Sports Illustrated Writer & Lawyer
Ann Stephens-Cherry
Self - Daily Press Education Coordinator 1992-96
Jimmy Eason
Self - Hampton Mayor 1982-98
Mary T. Christian
Self - Former Delegate, Virginia State Assembly
Lefty Driesell
Self - James Madison Coach 1993
Mike Jarvis
Self - George Washington Coach
Bruce Hornsby
Self
Sue Lambiotte
Self - Tutor & Educator 1993 (archive footage)
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