Eight Men Out is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. Most of the film was filmed at the old Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eight Men Out (1988)
Directed by John Sayles
Genres - Drama, History, Sports |
Sub-Genres - Baseball, Sport Film |
Release Date - Jun 29, 1989 |
Run Time - 119 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
Budget
$6,000,000
Box Office
$5,680,515
Themes
Tags
1919 World Series, Baseball, Black Sox Scandal, Buck Weaver, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, True Stories, World Series
Attributes
Filming Location: Chicago
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: baseball
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: baseball
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Alternate Titles
Acht Mann und ein Skandal
DE
Åtta på plan
SE
Boсемь выходят из игры
, RU
De svek Amerika
SE
Eight Men Out
AU, CA, GB, US
Fora da Jogada
BR
Fuera de línea
MX
Hombres armados
UY
Kiállítva
HU
Korruptionens mænd
DK
Lahjotut
FI
Les coulisses de l'exploit
CA, FR
Namjestaljka
YU
Nyolc férfi - egy botrány
HU
O Escândalo de Black Sox
PT
Ocho hombres
ES
Otto uomini fuori
IT
Spisek ośmiu
PL
Οκτώ παίκτες έξω
GR
Вісімка вибуває з гри
UA
Осем аута
BG
エイト・メン・アウト
JP