No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

Apr 13, 2010

1h 20m

★ 7.0

Many opinions. One answer

Overview

Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ESPN Films

Kartemquin Films

ESPN

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Allen Iverson

Self / Narrator (voice)

Steve James

Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth

Bob Barefield

Self - Coached Iverson as a Youth

Butch Harper

Self - Iverson's High School Football Coach

Dennis Kozlowski

Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate

Michael Simmons

Self - Former Daily Press Columnist

Jim Spencer

Self - Director's Mother

Imogene James

Self - Pastor & Community Activist

Marcellus Harris

Self - Iverson's AAU Basketball Coach

Boo Williams

Self - Iverson's Friend & Teammate

Melvin Stephens

Self - Melvin Stephens' Lawyer

Jim Ellenson

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