Other author/creator | Burns, Ken, 1953- |
Other author/creator | David, Keith. |
Other author/creator | Jackson, Samuel L. |
Other author/creator | Crouch, Stanley. |
Other author/creator | Jones, James Earl. |
Other author/creator | Early, Gerald Lyn. |
Other author/creator | Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- |
Other author/creator | Paramount Pictures Corporation. |
Other author/creator | PBS Home Video. |
Abstract |
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man. |
General note | Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis. |
Credits | Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis. |
Performer |
Narrator: Keith David ; voice of Jack Johnson: Samuel L. Jackson ; interviews with: Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones, Gerald Early, Jose Torres, Randy Roberts, Jack Newfield, Bert Sugar, W.C. Heinz, George Plimpton. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | Closed-captioned. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
ISBN | 1415707448 |
UPC |
097368874541 |
Publisher number | 88745 Paramount |
Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |