| Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story | |
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| Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story movie poster | |
| Directed by | Greg Carter |
| Written by | Keith Kjornes |
| Produced by | Benjamin O. Jimerson-Phillips Greg Carter Larry Johnson J.R. Richard Executive Producers: Charlie Bellinger-Bethea Larry Johnson Quanell X |
| Starring | David Ramsey Charles Durning Kenya Moore Sara Stokes Ron Finberg Anika McFall Annette P. Jimerson Jessica M. Jimerson |
Production company | Bellinger-Bethea X Films |
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Running time | 120 min [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story is a 2005 American independent film, directed by Greg Carter [1] and Benjamin O. Jimerson-Phillips, Executive Producers Charlie Bellinger, J.R. Richard & Larry Johnson; and Produced by Benjamin O. Jimerson-Phillips, and Bruce Dalton, starring David Ramsey and Charles Durning two time Academy Award Nominee. [2] [3] The film is a biopic [4] tale of the Houston Astros baseball Pitcher J. R. Richard, his life high points and struggles. [1] It was shot by Bellinger-7 Films, which is owned by Ms. Charlie Bellinger-Bethea, former wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Elvin Bethea, and done in association with Nexus Films & Adept Films Inc. [4]
The story of famed Houston Astros baseball Pitcher J.R. Richard, from his early life in Louisiana, to his beginnings as a major baseball player in 1969, leading up to the massive stroke he suffered in 1980, leaving his only true Resurrection to his close friends and fans back into baseball. [1]