Where was The Express filmed?
2008 film, directed by Gary Fleder.
- Chicago
The story is set in Cleveland, about 307 miles (494 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Cleveland
- Filmed in
- Chicago
- Distance
- About 307 miles (494 km) between Cleveland and the nearest filming location.
About The Express
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- Released
- 2008
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Cast
- Rob BrownCharles S. DuttonDennis QuaidOmar Benson MillerNelsan EllisAunjanue Ellis-TaylorClancy BrownNicole BeharieRidge CanipeEvan Jones
- Genre
- DramaBiographicalAmerican Football
The story
Ernie Davis is a young African American growing up in Pennsylvania with his maternal half-uncle Will Davis Jr. in the late 1940s.
Upon relocating to Elmira, Davis enrolls in a Small Fry Football League and excels as a running back.
At the start of the 1959 college football season, Davis excels playing for the varsity team, to lead Syracuse to victories over several teams.
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