The Express is a 2008 English-language Biography Drama motion picture written by Charles Leavitt and directed by Gary Fleder and produced by John Davis. The express features Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Omar Benson Miller, Clancy Brown, Charles S. Dutton, Darrin Dewitt Henson and Robert A. Young. The motion picture is based on Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express by Robert C. Gallagher. The music was composed by Mark Isham. Cinematography was done by Kramer Morgenthau and editing by Padraic McKinley and William Steinkamp. The motion picture has a running time of 130 minutes. It was released on 10th October 2008. The Express was made on a budget of $40 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Universal Pictures. This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy. Written by