The Express

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The Express
Directed by	Gary Fleder
Produced by	John Davis
Written by	Charles Leavitt Robert C. Gallagher
Starring	Rob Brown Charles S. Dutton Dennis Quaid
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	October 3, 2008
Language	English
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For the British tabloid newspaper, see Daily Express.

The Express is an upcoming film directed by Gary Fleder scheduled for release in October 3, 2008.^[1]^[2] It is based on the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

1 Cast
2 Production
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] Production

Production for The Express began in March 2007, and recently completed filming in the Chicago area. Rob Brown (Finding Forrester, Coach Carter) stars as Davis, and Dennis Quaid (The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow) will play Davis' Syracuse coach, Ben Schwartzwalder. The role of Pops is being played by Charles S. Dutton (Rudy, Cry, the Beloved Country). The film is being directed by Gary Fleder (Runaway Jury). The screenplay was written by Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond) based on the authoritative biography by Robert C. Gallagher, Ernie Davis, The Elmira Express: the Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner. Cinematographer Kramer Morganthau ("Fracture"]; production designer Nelson Coates (Runaway Jury), in his sixth feature collaboration with the director; editor William Steinkamp (Runaway Jury) in his fourth; and Editor Padraic McKinley, along with Costume Designer Abigail Murray (Runaway Jury), in her fourth, round out Fleder's creative team.