Biography, Drama, Sport film. Directed by Gary Fleder, Stars (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) , Rob Brown as Ernie Davis , Dennis Quaid as Ben Schwartzwalder , Darrin Dewitt Henson as Jim Brown , Omar Benson Miller as Jack Buckley , Nelsan Ellis as Will Davis, Jr. , Charles S. Dutton as Willie 'Pops' Davis , Justin Martin as Young Ernie , Justin Jones as Young Will , Nicole Beharie as Sarah Ward , Aunjanue Ellis as Marie Davis , Elizabeth Shivers as Elizabeth Davis , Clancy Brown as Roy Simmons , Danny McCarthy as Bill Bell , Regina Hoyles as Sister , Chelcie Ross as Lew Andreas , Saul Rubinek as Art Modell , Craig Hawksley as George Marshall , Jeff Still as Al Malette , Geoff Stults as Bob Lundy , Derek Graf as Maury Youmans , Evan Jones as Roger 'Hound Dog' Davis , Maximilian Osinski as Gerhard Schwedes , Enver Gjokaj as Dave Sarette , Laroyce Hawkins as Art Baker , Lucas Ellman as Squirrel , Josh Odor as Darrell Royal , Matt Trissel as Clay Taylor , Chad L. Stevens as Peter Logan , Keir Thirus as Bob Ferguson , Chaz Black as Jimmy Saxton , Garth Gelker as Holy Cross Linebacker , David Darlow as Cotton Bowl Official , Michael Skewes as Cotton Bowl Referee , Gary Houston as Marty Harrigan , Ned Schmidtke as Bill Clark , Keith Kupferer as Small Fry Coach , Christopher Sullivan as Assistant All-Star Coach , Aaron Roman Weiner as Opposing Coach , Tim Grimm as W. Virginia Coach , Matthew Settle as President Kennedy , Stu Lisson as Man in a Suit , Lance Baker as Reporter , Christian Stolte as Dan Boyle , Mike Bradecich as Tom Martin , Chris Farrell as W. Virginia Sportswriter , Doug James as CBS Announcer , Ron Hawking as Syracuse Announcer , Linara Washington as Gloria Baker , Chadwick Boseman as Floyd Little , Kevin R. Kelly as Man in Dark Suit , Bruce Jarchow as Dr. Hewlett , Ridge Canipe as Gang Leader , Stephen Louis Grush as Gang Member , Louie Cesario as Gang Member , Paul Turner as Longhorn Scout , Rick Uecker as Middle-Aged Man , Kris Wolff as Grounds Keeper , Jeffrey Zabrin as Small Fry QB , Darryl Warren as Heisman Official , Brian Mahoney as Buffalo Doctor , Philip Rayburn Smith as Business Lawyer , Laurie Larson as Proprietor , Will Zahrn as Doctor , Phillip Edward Van Lear as NAACP Member (as Phillip Vanlear) , Michael Hargrove as Arthur , F. David Roth as Photographer , Richard Henzel as W. Virginia Booster , Howie Johnson as W. Virginia Heckler , James Anthony Zoccoli as W. Virginia Heckler (as James Zoccoli) , Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Dallas Bellhop (as Eddie Bo Smith) , Jeff Christian as Syracuse Trainer , Victor Cole as Hotel Worker , William Dick as Heisman Man in Suit , Sam Derence as Sports Reporter , Brian Boland as Cleveland Browns Asst. Coach , Walker Howard as Robert Field , Leonard House as Alan Touissant , Allan Graf as W. Virginia Referee , Kevin Stark as Reporter (Team Bus) , Kurt Naebig as Reporter (Team Bus) , Ernest Perry Jr. as Preacher , Ed Smaron as Play-by-Play Announcer , Dan Flannery as Hot Shot , Chet Coppock as PA Announcer , Robert Cullent as Petie , Guy Klinzing as Chancellor Tully , Barry Tolli as Elmira Free Academy Quarterback , Chris Cowan as Boston College Linebacker , Michael Malczyk as Penn State Linebacker , Torrey Vogel as Brokaw , Kenya Drew as Pretty Girl , John Anderson as Cotton Bowl Referee , Jeff Welsh as Texas Quarterback , Michael Labus as Cleveland Browns Quarterback , Mike Ullrich as Franklin (as Michael Ullrich) , Lonnie Brooks as Singer rest of cast listed alphabetically: , Nathan Adloff as Student (uncredited), Carlo Aparo as Sideline Spectator (uncredited), Billy Atchison as Syracuse Football Player #25 (uncredited), Scott Baity Jr. as Neighborhood Boy (uncredited), Laurel Beck as Nurse (uncredited), Christopher Scott Bell as Syracuse Football Player (uncredited), Joey Bicicchi as Syracuse Football Player (uncredited), Daniel Boughton as Football Player / Dancer / Student / Fan (uncredited), Suzy Brack as Syracuse Spectator (uncredited), Gene Bryant as Syracuse Fan (uncredited), Ellen Canton as Spectator / Passerby (uncredited), Brad Carmody as Fan (uncredited), Kelli Clevenger as Game Spectator (uncredited), Evyenia Constantine as Syracuse Student (uncredited), Alexandra DiNovi as Cheerleader (uncredited), Kate Fitzgerald as College Student (uncredited), Jason Frederick as Syracuse Football Player #67 (uncredited), Alex Gil as Football Game Spectator (uncredited), Ryan Hartford as Syracuse Cheerleader (uncredited), Naomi Heilmann as Majorette (uncredited), Kyle Hillman as Syracuse Player – #57 (uncredited), Alec Holmes as Sportscaster / Reporter (uncredited), Bob Kaliebe as Reporter – Syracuse Daily News (uncredited), Mark Keiser as Syracuse Spectator (uncredited), Sharon Kluge as Wealthy Wife of Alumni (uncredited), Bob Kolbey as Kansas U Head Coach (uncredited), Thomas Kosik as Assistant Coach (uncredited), Robert Kramer as Heckler (uncredited), Don Kress as Times Reporter / Photographer (uncredited), Tim Krueger as Reporter – Look Magazine (uncredited), Dan LaBuda as Spectator in bleachers (uncredited), Liz Larsen-Silva as West Virginia Fan (uncredited), Jamie Louachai as Cheerleader (uncredited), Angelina Lyubomirova as Band Member (uncredited), Barbara Elizabeth Maleski as Cotton Bowl Spectator (uncredited), Alexandra Mann as Syracuse Fan (uncredited), George A. Martinez as Football Player (uncredited), J.R. Martino as Syracuse Football Player (#86) (uncredited), Joseph Mazurk as Reporter in Cotton Bowl Press Box (uncredited), Krista McEnany as Texas Fan (uncredited), Nick Monteleone as Football Fan (uncredited), Kevin Pitcairn as Shopkeeper (uncredited), Esther Povitsky as Modell Teen (uncredited), Chad Queen as Syracuse Player (uncredited), Jill Sayre as (uncredited), Mark Scafidi as Syracuse Football Player / Cleveland Browns Football Player (uncredited), Gary Sedlock as Photographer / Newsreel Camera Operator (uncredited), Tom Shelley as Texas Football Player / Syracuse Football Player (uncredited), André Sogliuzzo as President Kennedy (voice) (uncredited), Toni-Marie Spera as Fan (uncredited), Jimmy Styx as Syracuse Player (uncredited), Kevin Szaflik as Texas Fan / Reporter (uncredited), Tristan Layne Tapscott as Fan #5 (uncredited), John Thurner as Reporter – Life Magazine (uncredited), Giota Trakas as University Student (uncredited), Adrian Turika as Boston College Football Player (uncredited), Chuck Wagner as Syracuse Strength Coach (uncredited), Rose Waldschmidt as Fan (uncredited), Edwin Walker as Segregated Syracuse Student (uncredited), Mike Whyte as Reporter (uncredited), Lisa Wolf as Football Fan (uncredited), Robert A. Young as Assistant Syracuse Football Coach (uncredited) Directed by Gary Fleder Writing credits (WGA)Charles Leavitt (written by)Robert Gallagher (book "Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express")Produced by Adam Coplan as. co-producer Derek Dauchy as. executive producer John Davis as. producer Arne Schmidt as. executive producer (as Arne L. Schmidt) Original Music by Mark Isham Cinematography by Kramer Morgenthau (director of photography) Film Editing by Padraic McKinley William Steinkamp Casting by Deborah Aquila Jennifer L. Smith (as Jennifer Smith) Tricia Wood Production Design by Nelson Coates Art Direction by Seth Reed Set Decoration by Denise Pizzini Costume Design by Abigail Murray Makeup Department Denise Baker as. additional hair stylist Ron Berkeley as. makeup artist: Mr. Quaid Mary 'Dugan' Buono as. key hair stylist (as Dugan Buono) Scott Cameron as. hair stylist Marcus Davis as. barber Donald Dowd as. characterization Latrice Edwards as. makeup artist Agnes M. Gibicar as. additional hair stylist (as Agnes Gibicar) Agnes M. Gibicar as. key hair stylist: second unit (as Agnes Gibicar) Vivian Guzman as. additional hair stylist Lisa Jelic as. makeup artist Kristin Lamar as. makeup artist Aimee Lippert-Bastian as. key makeup artist (as Aimee Lippert) Dominic Mango as. hair department head Helen Marchfield as. assistant makeup artist Tony Mirante as. hair department head Kelly Nelson as. hair stylist: Mr. Quaid Suzi Ostos as. makeup department head Lillian Sakamaki as. makeup artist Thomas Terhaar as. hair stylist Tim Toth as. hair stylist Production Management Billy Higgins as. unit production manager Sean T. Stratton as. post-production supervisor (uncredited) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Jennifer Deigl as. second second assistant director Allan Graf as. second unit director Richard S. Lederer as. second assistant director Traci M. Lewis as. second assistant director: second unit Michael T. McNerney as. second assistant director: second unit Stefan Rand as. second second assistant director: second unit Amy Schmidt as. first assistant director: second unit Aaron Schneider as. director: road unit Michael Zimbrich as. first assistant director Art Department Marc Baird as. storyboard artist Terry Baughman as. construction coordinator Jason Breitzman as. prop master: second unit Carmen Caputo Jr. as. carpenter foreman Danny Cavada as. additional art department production assistant David J. Chamerski as. assistant property master Helmer Claesson as. on-set dresser William Dambra as. property master Kyle Holden as. assistant property master Kyle Holden as. prop master: second unit Abbie Jacobson as. assistant set decorator Matthew J. Norskog as. second on-set dresser Marquee Reno as. second unit props Paul Sharpe as. art department production assistant Monica Sotto as. art department coordinator Glenn Stevens as. construction foreman Larry Szymanowski as. on-set scenic artist David Tennenbaum as. set designer Scott Troha as. leadman David Utley as. assistant art director Randall D. Wilkins as. set designer Erica Willis McCormick as. art department production assistant (as Erica Willis) Jane Wuu as. set designer Cliff Zimowski as. set decorating coordinator Phillip Ellman as. greens foreman (uncredited) Sound Department Bryan Bowen as. sound effects editor Tim Butler as. adr mixer Eddie Bydalek as. digital sound mix technician Michael Capulli as. additional boom operator: second unit Zack Davis as. adr editor Karl Dondlinger as. boom operator: second unit Frank Fleming as. sound recordist Scott Martin Gershin as. supervising sound editor Nerses Gezalyan as. foley mixer Jeff Gomillion as. adr mixer Michael Hertlein as. dialogue editor Andy Koyama as. sound re-recording mixer Frank A. Montaño as. sound re-recording mixer James Moriana as. foley artist David Obermeyer as. sound mixer Mark Ormandy as. additional sound Michelle Pazer as. adr editor Shannon Potter as. additional sound Stephen P. Robinson as. sound designer Philip Rogers as. adr recordist Blair Scheller as. boom operator David Stanke as. first assistant sound editor Greg Steele as. adr mixer Kevin J. Summers as. boom operator Renee Tondelli as. supervising dialogue editor Tami Treadwell as. adr recordist Hugh Waddell as. adr supervisor Hugh Waddell as. dialogue supervisor Thomas Whiting as. adr editor Jeffrey Wilhoit as. foley artist Greg Zimmerman as. adr recordist Peter Zinda as. sound effects editor Emilio Mazur as. adr loop group (uncredited) Special Effects by John D. Milinac as. special effects coordinator Visual Effects by Gary Abrahamian as. animation lead: CIS Hollywood Jayni Borgaro as. paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood Steve Bowen as. digital intermediate colorist Melissa Brockman as. visual effects producer Elika Burns as. roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood Joanna 'Joey' Cade as. Massive animation producer: Reel FX Scott Seungpil Chung as. effects artist: CIS Hollywood Patrick Clancey as. digital opticals Sarah Coatts as. visual effects producer: PIC Shane Cook as. compositor: CIS Hollywood Craig Crawford as. compositor: CIS Hollywood Sara Docksey as. visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood Alan Hernandez as. texture artist Heather Elisa Hill as. production supervisor: CIS Hollywood Ian Hubbard as. modeler: CIS Hollywood Ian Hubbard as. texture artist: CIS Hollywood Mark Justison as. roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood Dan Kaufman as. digital vfx supervisor: CIS Hollywood Heather MacPhee as. paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood Philippe Majdalani as. digital intermediate assistant producer Steven Messing as. matte painting supervisor: Digital Backlot Kama Moiha as. compositor: CIS Hollywood Kenneth Nakada as. digital matte painter: CIS Hollywood James P. Noon as. tracking Gregory Oehler as. senior compositor: CIS Hollywood Julie Orosz as. executive producer: cis hollywood Eric Pender as. cg artist: CIS Hollywood Brian Ripley as. digital artist Chris Ryan as. cg artist: CIS Hollywood Rick Sander as. visual effects lighter Greg Shimp as. paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood Prateep Siamwalla as. tracking Craig A. Simms as. compositor: CIS Hollywood Thomas J. Smith as. visual effects supervisor Andy Tanguay as. lead modeler: CIS Hollywood James Valentine as. paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood Jerry Weil as. cg artist: CIS Hollywood Matt Wilson as. compositor: CIS Hollywood Xye as. tracking Matt Ashton as. senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Donald Fly as. general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Amy Garback as. effects liaison: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Brian Holmes as. systems engineer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) J. Kitazaki as. production assistant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Thomas Mathai as. data manager (uncredited) Robert Minsk as. systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Kyle Yamamoto as. programmer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) Stunts Daniel Abikasis as. stunt double Dedric Anderson as. stunts Warren Anderson as. stunts Angela Batchelor as. stunts Nick Brett as. stunt rigging coordinator Ryan Chibucos as. stunt double Ed Donoghue as. stunt performer Sandy Fletcher as. stunt performer Conrade Gamble as. stunt double Garth Gelker as. stunts Allan Graf as. stunt coordinator Derek Graf as. stunts Jason Grimm as. stunt performer Jason Grimm as. stunts Ryan Hamby as. stunts Rob Mars as. stunt double Chad L. Stevens as. stunt double Russell Thomas as. stunts Torrey Vogel as. stunts Gino Woulard as. stunts Camera and Electrical Department Tim Armstrong as. video assist operator Art Bartels as. key grip Steve Bernstein as. epk videographer Kevin Boyd as. video assist operator Kevin Boyd as. video supervisor Thomas S. Ciciura as. assistant camera Jonathan Clark as. film loader Dawn Copeland as. electrician Joseph Czerw as. electrician Joseph Czerw as. grip Chris Dame as. first assistant camera: second unit Jaime Dawkins as. technocrane technician Steve Denny as. camera operator: second unit Don Devine as. camera operator: "a" camera James Dewinski as. electrician Shannon DeWolfe as. camera loader: second unit Jonathan Ellison as. grip Fred Folmer as. dolly grip Joe Gajewski as. crane technician Zachary Gannaway as. second assistant camera: "b" camera Alejandro Garcia as. crane technician: Technocrane Alejandro Garcia as. second assistant camera: second unit Jeffery Garland as. second assistant camera Bob Gomez as. rigging grip Charles S. Hodes as. still photographer Jacques Jouffret as. Steadicam operator Jacques Jouffret as. camera operator: "b" camera Ingrid Karolewski as. camera intern Peter Kuttner as. first assistant: "b" camera Oliver Larry as. rigging grip Brett Laumann as. chief lighting technician Matthew LeCrone as. electrician Andrew Lostumo as. electrician Mike Lubomski as. grip: Chicago Blake E. Matthys as. electrician Blake E. Matthys as. electrician: second unit Lance Mayer as. libra head technician Jeff Mihovilovich as. second assistant camera Chris Mulsoff as. rigging electric best boy Fabio A. Ortega as. light study photographer Thom Owens as. camera operator: second unit Keith Pokorski as. remote camera technician Don Powell as. electrician Chad Rivetti as. first assistant camera: second unit Spencer M. Rohan as. grip Peter D. Roome as. first assistant camera: "a" camera, football unit James F. Roorda as. key rigging grip Mark Santoni as. first assistant camera: second unit Aaron Schneider as. director of photography: road unit Dan Schroer as. second assistant camera: "a" camera Bob Scott as. director of photography: second unit Greg Still as. grip Kathina Szeto as. first assistant camera Christy Taddeo as. grip Karina Teismann as. electrician Brian Wells as. camera intern Kevin Wisor as. electrician Steven R. Wojcik as. additional camera operator Mark N. Woods as. technocrane operator Cameron Zetty as. lighting console programmer Stephanie Dufford as. camera loader: second unit (uncredited) Jeff Tomcho as. additional second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) Casting Department Ranjani Brow as. adr voice casting Lamya Holley Clinton as. extras casting assistant Emily Dahm as. extras casting (as Emily Ann Dahm) Tara Feldstein as. casting assistant Samantha Finkler as. casting associate Lindsay Heller as. extras casting assistant Wendy Hoffman as. adr voice casting Darlene R. Hunt as. extras casting Terry L. Lamfers as. casting executive Jennifer Madeloff as. extras casting associate Clare Morris as. extras casting associate Mickie Paskal as. casting: Chicago Marshall Peck as. extras casting Joan Philo as. extras casting director Jennifer Rudnicke as. casting: Chicago (as Jennifer S. Rudnicke) Erin Toner as. casting associate Costume and Wardrobe Department Nanrose Buchman as. assistant costume designer Lizzie Cook as. key costumer John Darmour as. costumer Steven Frendreis as. additional wardrobe Gretchen Gain as. assistant costume designer Melissa Grzybek as. costumer Edward T. Hanley as. football costumer Demetricus Holloway as. set costumer Maria Lorenzana as. costumer Eileen McCahill as. costume supervisor Sukari McGill as. costumer Shannon Neubauer as. costumer Gabriel Nieves as. production assistant: wardrobe (2007) Rachael Ohman as. set costumer Fabio A. Ortega as. wardrobe production assistant Vivian Pavlos as. set costumer Heather Pollock as. key costumer Damien Quinn as. football costumer Jamie Rush as. costume assistant Nadia Salameh as. set costumer Maryann Scinto as. costume dyer and ager Ericka N. Shane as. costume coordinator Melissa Stinson as. costumer Nancy Takehara as. costumer Valerie Zielonka as. costume supervisor Editorial Department Banner Gwin as. apprentice editor Jason Joseph as. first assistant editor Brett Lavinthal as. first assistant editor Harry Muller as. color timer Greg Podunovich as. first assistant editor Mike Sowa as. digital preview timer Chris DeLaGuardia as. color timer (uncredited) Music Department Peter Afterman as. music supervisor Pete Anthony as. conductor Michael K. Bauer as. music editor Dick Bernstein as. supervising music editor Steve Biossat as. playback singer Adam Blau as. drumline arranger Matt Franko as. music preparation Greg Hayes as. score recordist Jason La Rocca as. additional score recording Dave Lawrence as. assistant music editor Jon Lewis as. musician: trumpet solos Alison Litton as. associate music supervisor Kathy Nelson as. executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures Cindy O'Connor as. additional music arranger Holly Palmer as. vocal soloist Tyler Parkinson as. music pre-recording engineer Victor Pesavento as. music preparation Conrad Pope as. orchestrator Peter Rotter as. orchestra contractor Dennis S. Sands as. music scoring mixer James Thatcher as. musician: french horn Margaret Yen as. music supervisor Transportation Department James Hogan as. transportation coordinator John Lux Jr. as. driver Patrick Lynn as. picture car coordinator David Morales as. transportation Robert Wallace as. driver Other crew Krystin Auriemma as. production assistant MeSun Barnett as. set production assistant Nathaniel E. Bell as. location assistant Brooke Brooks as. assistant: Mr. Davis Jesse Brooks as. location assistant Nicholas Carranza as. additional second assistant accountant Jack Clancy as. set medic Jim Copek as. photo double Jorgen de Mey as. trainer: Mr. Brown Alex Deas-Hamrick as. assistant: Mr. Davis Michael Dorner as. payroll accountant Matt Dworzanczyk as. production assistant Elliott Eisman as. production assistant Julio Ferrario as. creative director: main titles Heather Fielding as. studio teacher P.J. Fishwick as. production assistant Marc Frankowski as. accounting clerk David Fulton as. unit publicist Will Gatlin as. craft service Corey Gibbons as. production assistant Matthew Goodwin as. additional production assistant Allan Graf as. football coordinator Derek Graf as. assistant football coordinator Nicole Graf as. football operations coordinator Pamela B. Green as. main title producer Josh Hamilton as. production assistant Thomas Haring as. production assistant Kyle Heller as. production assistant Will Higgins as. production assistant Kristie J. Hittle as. athletic trainer Beau Holden as. assistant: Dennis Quaid Qadree Holmes as. asset manager Holli Hopkins-McGinley as. set production assistant (as Holli Hopkins) Bam Hughes as. production assistant Nicholas Jamison as. set production assistant: Chicago Michael R. Kern as. first assistant accountant Ross L. Kulma as. on-set first aid Ron Landry as. stand-in Christopher Lane as. set production assistant Joseph Lazicki as. stand-in Alex Lee as. production assistant Curtis Leopardo as. production assistant Frankie Lindquist as. set production assistant Sharon Lomasney as. assistant production coordinator Vinh Lu as. location scout Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax as. script supervisor Craig Maltby as. production assistant Caesar Marconi as. production staff Timothy Meehan as. assistant: Mr. Fleder Steve Mikula as. photo double Steve Mikula as. stand-in Grant Pierce Myers as. assistant: Mr. Dauchy (as Grant Myers) Heidi Brook Myers as. adr loop group Jason Negron as. craft service Tom Nicoll as. production assistant Lauren A. Oliver as. researcher Margaret J. Orlando as. production coordinator Brian Palmert as. location assistant Brian Palmert as. production assistant Barry Papick as. acting coach Jeremy Peacock as. production assistant Jola Piwowarcyzk as. second assistant accountant Michelle Poole as. assistant production coordinator Brandie Posey as. production assistant Jason Potash as. set production assistant Terrie Quinlan as. studio teacher Nick Rafferty as. assistant location manager Moheen Ramsey as. production secretary Stefan Rand as. set production assistant Annabeth Rickley as. assistant: Mr. Schmidt Jason Roby as. additional production assistant Gail Rose as. post production accountant Maria C. Roxas as. location manager Jamie Rush as. production assistant Ryan Salzwedel as. stand-in Roy Samuelson as. adr loop group Brooke Satrazemis as. script supervisor: second unit Nikki Scavo as. production assistant Michelle Schultz as. athletic trainer David P. Shaffer as. location production assistant Heather Sharpe as. assistant production coordinator Victor H. Soto as. equipment manager Andy Spellman as. set production assistant John Stacho as. photo double/stand-in: Dennis Quaid Cheryl A. Stone as. production accountant Anne Stuart as. craft service assistant Bret August Tanzer as. production assistant Carol Ann Thomas as. production supervisor: Syracuse, New York Carol Ann Thomas as. travel coordinator Kat Thomas as. locations office coordinator Paul Thomas as. stand-in William Thompson as. personal fitness trainer David Thornsberry as. location manager Amber Waters as. office production assistant David Dino Wells Jr. as. extras coordinator/pa John B. Winkler as. trainer: lacrosse Nichole Wleklinski as. production assistant John David Wolfe as. assistant location manager Bryce Fishman as. production assistant (uncredited) Jarik Van Sluijs as. creative director/editor: main titles (uncredited) Thanks Mary Beth Basile as. the filmmakers wish to thank Jim Brown as. the filmmakers wish to thank Marie Davis as. the filmmakers wish to thank Daryl Gross as. the filmmakers wish to thank (as Dr. Daryl Gross) Al Malette as. the filmmakers wish to thank Armen Minasian as. the filmmakers wish to thank Thom Owens as. in memory of Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum as. the filmmakers wish to thank (as Elizabeth Allen) Reggie Schwartzwalder as. the filmmakers wish to thank Roger Springfield as. the filmmakers wish to thank Production CompaniesDavis EntertainmentIDEA FilmproduktionsRelativity MediaDistributorsUniversal Studios (2008) (worldwide) (all media)Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)Cinemax (2012) (Hungary) (TV)Home Box Office (HBO) (2009) (USA) (TV)Sky Cinema (2009) (Germany) (TV)Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)fX Network (2010) (USA) (TV)Special EffectsCIS Hollywood (visual effects)Other CompaniesLiquid Soul Media marketing and promotionChapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dolliesEFilm digital intermediateExtraOrdinary Casting extras castingFletcher Chicago additional camera equipmentJoan Philo Casting extras castingKlass Security and Investigations anti-piracy film security (uncredited)Klass Security and Investigations screening servicesLakeshore Records soundtrackMovie Movers star trailersMovie Movers transportationPIC Agency titlesRockbottom Rentals walkie rentalsScarlet Letters end titlesSoundWorks Houston additional adrSoundelux post-production sound servicesSports Studio WardrobeSportsBrandedMedia sports consultantsSportsrobe costumes Additional DetailsAlso Known As: “The Express: The Ernie Davis Story” – USA (promotional title) See more » MPAA:Rated PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality Parents Guide:View content advisory for parents Runtime:130 min Country:USA | GermanyLanguage:EnglishColor:Black and White | Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1 See more »Sound Mix:SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital Certification:Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #43975)Filming Locations:Berwyn, Illinois, USASee more »Company:Davis EntertainmentSee more »Did You Know? Trivia:Career team record @ Syracuse 1959 11-0 1960 7-2 1961 8-3.See more » Goofs:Anachronisms: Before the 1961 Heisman Award ceremony, there is stock footage of Broadway with Stalag 17 (1953) on a movie marquee. Stalag 17 was released in 1953, 8 years earlier.See more » Quotes:[First Line] Ernie Davis:21 straight lines five yards apart. That is a football field. But there are other lines you don'T see that run deeper and wider. All the way through the country, and aren't part of any game.See more » Movie Connections:References Stalag 17 (1953)See more » Soundtrack:Too Hot To HandleSee more ». Brief Summary A drama corresponding to the survival of college football hero Ernie Davis, the foremost African-American to be successful the Heisman Trophy.