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NBA at 50 (1996)
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TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, History, Sport

NBA at 50 (1996)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Denzel Washington hosts this golden anniversary look at the game, players and coaches who help create NBA history. From Mikan, to Russell, to Chamberlain, to Dr. J, to Bird, to Magic to Jordan..

Directors

Joseph Cortina (as Joe Cortina) | Glenn Lazzaro (film sequences)

Writer

Larry Weitzman

Producers

Jim Podhoretz | Larry Weitzman

Cinematographers

Glenn Lazzaro (intro sequence) | Peter Winik

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Updated Nov 30, 1996

Release date

Nov 1996 (United States)

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