Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Richard A. Colla[1] and based on Leroy's autobiography, Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball.[2] It stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd.[3]
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | |
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Genre | Biography Drama Sport |
Based on | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (autobiography "Maybe I'll Pitch Forever") |
Written by | Ronald Rubin |
Directed by | Richard A. Colla |
Starring | Louis Gossett Jr. |
Music by | Jack Elliott |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Danny Arnold Jordan Davis |
Producers | Jimmy Hawkins Stanley Rubin Robert Stevens (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Héctor R. Figueroa |
Editors | Bud S. Isaacs LaReine Johnston |
Running time | 98 mins. |
Production companies | Satie Productions Ltd. TBA Productions Inc. Triseme Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 31, 1981 |