One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Also known asMan of Passion
GenreAction
Biography
Crime
Based onBreakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues
by Ron LeFlore
Written byStanford Whitmore
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
StarringLeVar Burton
Madge Sinclair
Paul Benjamin
Music byPeter Matz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersTony Converse
Roger Gimbel
ProducerWilliam S. Gilmore
Production locationsClinton, Iowa
Detroit
Chicago
Toledo, Ohio
CinematographyJordan Cronenweth
EditorAaron Stell
Running time100 minutes
Production companyEMI Films
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 26, 1978 (1978-09-26)
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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (also known as Man of Passion) is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical sports drama film telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The film was based on LeFlore's autobiography, Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues.[1]

  1. ^ Jim Hawkins (September 7, 1978). "Grand slam! LeFlore movie draws raves". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon