When the Great Depression struck America in the 1920's finding work was hard, but if you were poor and black it was virtually impossible.

Working as a porter for the Pullman Rail Company was an option, but it meant taking home a third as much as white employees and working some days for free. You could forget about being called by your real name - all black porters were called "George" after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves.

Asa Phillip Randolph, a black journalist and educated socialist trying to establish a voice for these forgotten workers, agrees to fight for the Pullman porters' cause and form the first black union in America.

Livelihoods and lives would be put at risk in the attempt to gain 10,000 signatures of the men known only as "George." This is the true story of how a courageous leader came to be known as "the most dangerous man in America."

Catalog #: PAR803784012
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Orig Year: 2002
# of Media: 1
Rating: R
Rating Reason: for language and brief nudity
Running Time: 89 min
Audio: Dolby Digital, Stereo
Language: English

Cast and Crew Information

Starring: Andre Braugher Karen Eyo Charles S. Dutton
Featuring: Mario Van Peebles Joel Gordon James McGowan
Director: Robert Townsend
Producer: Abby Mann, Stan Margulies
Screenwriter: Cyrus Nowrasteh

Movie Details:
DVD Special Features:
Dolby Digital: English Stereo
Format: DVD