10,000 Black Men Named George
| 10,000 Black Men Named George | |
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| Written by | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
| Directed by | Robert Townsend |
| Starring |
Andre Braugher Charles S. Dutton Mario Van Peebles |
| Theme music composer | Stephen James Taylor |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michelle Mundy |
| Cinematography | Edward J. Pei |
| Editor(s) | Katina Zinner Peter Zinner |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Paramount Television |
| Distributor | Showtime Networks |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 24, 2002 |
10,000 Black Men Named George is a 2002 Showtime TV movie about A. Philip Randolph and his coworkers Milton Webster and Ashley Totten. The title refers to the custom of the time when Pullman porters, all of whom were black, were addressed as "George".
The film follows union activist A. Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America, known as the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
The movie was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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