The Express
Brief Synopsis
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The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly a year later.
Cast & Crew
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Gary Fleder
Director
Rob Brown
Dennis Quaid
Darrin Dewitt Henson
Omar Benson Miller
Maximilian Osinski
Film Details
Also Known As
Ernie Davis Story, The, Express
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
Synopsis
The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly a year later.
Director
Gary Fleder
Director
Cast
Rob Brown
Dennis Quaid
Darrin Dewitt Henson
Omar Benson Miller
Maximilian Osinski
Robert Cullen
Paul Turner
Leonard House
Jeff Christian
Kris Wolff
Chet Coppock
Mike Bradecich
Stu Lisson
Barry Tolli
Kevin Robert Kelly
Chaz Black
Kenya Drew
Chadwick A. Boseman
Dan Flannery
F David Roth
Jeffrey Zabrin
Tim Grimm
Regina Hoyles
Walker Howard
David Darlow
Chris Farrell
William Dick
Geoff Stults
Garth Gelker
Laurie Larson
Howie Johnson
Victor Cole
Brian Mahoney
Michael Ullrich
Evan Jones
Jeff Welsh
Keir Thirus
Matthew Settle
Guy Klinzing
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Aaron Roman Weiner
Rick Uecker
Will Zahrn
Ron Hawking
Charles S. Dutton
Justin Martin
Matt Trissel
Bruce Jarchow
Ridge Canipe
Douglas James
Jeff Still
Darryl Warren
Lucas Ellman
Kurt Naebig
Ned Schmidtke
Nelsan Ellis
Elizabeth Shivers
Michael Hargrove
Ed Smaron
Chris Cowan
Lance Baker
Danny Mccarthy
Allan Graf
Michael Skewes
Scott Troha
Lead Man
Linara Washington
Sam Derence
Ernest Perry
Philip Rayburn Smith
Aunjanue Ellis
Chad L. Stevens
Richard Henzel
Christopher Sullivan
Craig Hawksley
Derek Graf
Laroyce Hawkins
Torrey Vogel
Louie Cesario
Josh Odor
Phillip Edward Van Lear
James Anthony Zocolli
Brian Boland
John Anderson
Keith Kupferer
Lonnie Brooks
Enver Gjokaj
Kevin Stark
Michael Labus
Stephen Louis Grush
Christian Stolte
Gary Houston
Clancy Brown
Justin Jones
Michael Malczyk
Nicole Beharie
Saul Rubinek
Chelcie Ross
Crew
Daniel Abikasis
Stunt Player
Adeoye Adeyemo
Stunt Player
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Assata Amoaku
Craft Service
Dedric Anderson
Stunt Player
Warren Anderson
Stunt Player
Pete Anthony
Original Music
Jay Appleberry
Special Effects Foreman
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Timothy Armstrong
Video
Matt Ashton
Software Engineer
Krystin Auriemma
Production Assistant
Patrick Baca
Stunt Player
Scott Baehrend
Best Boy Grip
Marc Baird
Storyboard Artist
Candice Baldwin
Sound
Mark Bartells
Adr
Art Bartels
Key Grip
Ralph Bass
Song
Angela Batchelor
Stunt Player
Frank Battaglia
Special Effects Technician
Michael Bauer
Music Editor
Terry Baughman
Construction Coordinator
Nathaniel E Bell
Location Assistant
Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
Jon Beutjer
Stunt Player
Steve Biossat
Song Performer
John Bires
Sound
Erin Blake
Accounting Assistant
Adam Blau
Music
Bryan Bowen
Sound Editor
Steve Bowen
Colorist
Kevin P. Boyd
Video
David Brechin
Stunt Player
Jason Breitzman
Props Assistant
Nick Brett
Stunt Player
Melissa Brockman Kalmus
Visual Effects Producer
Brooke Brooks
Assistant
Jesse Brooks
Location Assistant
Lonnie Brooks
Song Performer
Lonnie Brooks
Song
Ranjani Brow
Adr Voice Casting
Gretchen Brown
Assistant Location Manager
Piney Brown
Song
Nanrose Buchman
Assistant Costume Designer
Mary Buono
Hair Stylist
Elika Burns
Rotoscope Animator
Tim Butler
Adr Mixer
Charles Calhoun
Song
Pablo Calogero
Song Performer
Scott Thomas Cameron
Hair Stylist
Rick Canelli
Adr
Carmen Caputo
Carpenter
Nick Carranza
Accounting Assistant
Bryan Celano
Sound
David J Chamerski
Props Assistant
Ray Charles
Song
Ray Charles
Song Performer
Ryan Chibucos
Stunt Player
Sway Chicago
Song Performer
Jim Cichon
Stunt Player
Helmer Claesson
On-Set Dresser
Jack Clancy
Medic
Johnathan Clark
Loader
Nelson Coates
Production Designer
Nat King Cole
Song Performer
Sonny Arthur Coleman
Grip
Joseph P Connelly
Key Grip
Lizzie Cook
Key Costumer
Shane Cook
Digital Effects Artist
Adam Copland
Coproducer
Craig Crawford
Digital Effects Artist
Gino Crededio
Gaffer
William D'ambra
Property Master
Bob Dahlin
Assistant Director
Frank D Dambra
Painter
Denver Darling
Song
John Darmour
Costumer
Derek Dauchy
Executive Producer
John Davis
Producer
Zack Davis
Adr Editor
Sandy De Crescent
Original Music
Jorgen De Mey
Trainer
Alex Deas-hamrick
Assistant
Jennifer Deigl
Assistant Director
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Don Devine
Camera Operator
James T Dewinski
Electrician
Shannon Dewolfe
Loader
Sara Docksey
Visual Effects
Eddie Donoghue
Stunt Player
Michael Dorner
Accountant
Eric Drury
Production Assistant
Elliott Eisman
Set Production Assistant
Jonathan Ellison
Grip
Russ Elwell
Foreman
Leonard Feather
Song
Heather Fielding
Tutor
Geoffrey Fingerhut
Grip
Samantha Finkler
Casting Associate
Shannon Fitzhugh
Stunt Player
Sandy Fletcher
Stunt Player
Fred Folmer
Dolly Grip
Preston Foster
Song
Marc Frankowski
Accountant
Curtis Frisk
Sound Mixer
Milton Gabler
Song
Gretchen Gain
Assistant Costume Designer
Robert C Gallagher
Source Material
Brian Gamble
Stunt Player
Conrad Gamble
Stunt Player
Zachary Gannaway
Assistant Camera
Amy Garback
Software Engineer
Will Gatlin
Craft Service
Jim Gaudio
Sound
Scott Gershin
Sound Design
Scott Gershin
Supervising Sound Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Agnes M Gibicar
Hair Stylist
Tyler Gilbert
Editorial Production Assistant
Jeff Gomillion
Adr Mixer
Shirley Goodman
Song
Rosco Gordon
Song Performer
Allan Graf
Unit Director
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Graf
Coordinator
Nicole Graf
Production Coordinator
Jason Grimm
Stunt Player
Melissa Grzybek
Costumer
Joseph Guerino
Best Boy Electric
Banner Gwin
Apprentice Editor
Joseph Haase
Painter
Ryan Hamby
Stunt Player
Lionel Hampton
Song
Edward T. Hanley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gary Happ
Foreman
James M Hartnett
Best Boy Grip
Alan Hernandez
Matte Painter
Michael Hertlein
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Lionel Hickenbottom
Stunt Player
Bill Higgins
Set Production Assistant
Billy Higgins
Unit Production Manager
Heather Elisa Hill
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kristie Hittle
Trainer
Chuck Hodes
Photography
Wendy Hoffmann
Adr Voice Casting
James A Hogan
Transportation Coordinator
Aaron C Holden
Props Assistant
Demetricus Holloway
Set Costumer
Brian Holmes
Software Engineer
Qadree Holmes
Production Manager
Elmer Hopper
Song Performer
Vaughn Horton
Song
John Hudecek
Dolly Grip
Bam Hughes
Production Assistant
Darlene R Hunt
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Evin Huntemann
Grip
Mark Isham
Music
Lee Jackson
Stunt Player
Melanie Jackson
Song Performer
Abbie Jacobson
Art Department
Matthew A Jahnke
Grip
Timothy Jipping
Grip
Darryl Johnson
Craft Service
Ollie Jones
Song
Jason Joseph
Assistant Editor
Jacques Jouffret
Camera Operator
Jacques Jouffret
Steadicam Operator
Mark Justison
Rotoscope Animator
Dan Kaufman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Jordan Kemper
Stunt Player
Michael R Kern
Accountant
Kyle Kirby
Special Effects Assistant
Rebecca Knights
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Andy Koyama
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ross L Kulma
Medic
Peter Kuttner
Assistant Camera
Jason Labus
Stunt Player
Clair Lamb
Researcher
Kristine Lankenau
Rotoscope Animator
Brett Laumann
Gaffer
Brett Lavinthal
Assistant Editor
Dave Lawrence
Music Editor
Joslyn Lawrence
Costumer
Charles Leavitt
Screenplay
Richard Lederer
Assistant Director
Leonard Lee
Song
Jerry Leiber
Song
C Harold Lewis
Song
Jon Lewis
Music
Traci Lewis
Assistant Director
Jeffrey Lieber
Other
Frankie Lindquist
Production Assistant
Aimee Lippert-bastian
Makeup Artist
Alison Litton
Music Supervisor
Sharon Lomasney
Assistant Production Coordinator
Helmut Luchs
Grip
Elizabeth Ludwick
Script Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Ernie Davis Story, The, Express
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2008
Released in United States on Video January 20, 2009
Based on the book "Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, the Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner" written by Robert C. Gallagher published by Bartleby Press June 1, 1983.
Literary Sale Date 07/30/2001
Released in United States on Video January 20, 2009
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2008
