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10,000 black men named George, Showtime and Paramount Pictures present ; executive producer, Abby Mann ; executive producer, André Braugher ; executive producer, Stan Margulies ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; written by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Robert Townsend

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10,000 black men named George, Showtime and Paramount Pictures present ; executive producer, Abby Mann ; executive producer, André Braugher ; executive producer, Stan Margulies ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; written by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Robert Townsend
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MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity
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10,000 black men named George
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52220370
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Showtime and Paramount Pictures present ; executive producer, Abby Mann ; executive producer, André Braugher ; executive producer, Stan Margulies ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; written by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Robert Townsend
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89
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Paramount DVD collection
Summary
The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves
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adult
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