Saturday, January 5, 8:00 p.m.

Year: 2014

Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes

Enjoy this American sports drama that follows the lives of Wilt Chamberlain, Phog Allen and the 1956 Kansas Jayhawks basketball team. As head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, Allen recruited Chamberlain. The film tells of the trials and tribulations Chamberlain faced during his time with the team in the midst of the Civil Rights movement.

About Cinema 15:
Join us every Saturday night at 8 p.m. for Cinema 15 as we explore the work of legendary actors and actresses through many important films of their careers. Cinema 15 is hosted each week by Danny Epperson.

About the Host:
Danny Epperson is host of Cinema 15 on WHRO-TV 15. Danny is also WHRO’s Senior Broadcast Producer, behind various programs including the Curate TV series, the online arts series Curate 757, and lead producer with WHRO's Batten Environmental Education Initiative. Danny is a Hampton Roads native and a graduate of Christopher Newport University. He’s a three-time Emmy Award winner, who began his broadcast career at WTKR-TV, in Norfolk, as a news producer. Before joining WHRO Public Media, Danny produced news, specials, celebrity interviews and movie reviews at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth. A movie buff, Danny is very pleased to bring you behind-the-scene stories about the wonderful, commercial-free classic films on WHRO's Cinema 15.  

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