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Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson

Title
Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson / a film directed by Ken Burns.
Publication
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]
Supplementary Content
  • Related materials
  • Educator's guide ([12] p. : ill.)

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Additional Authors
  • Burns, Ken, 1953-
  • Schaye, David
  • Barnes, Paul, 1951-
  • Ward, Geoffrey C.
  • David, Keith
  • Jackson, Samuel L.
  • Crouch, Stanley.
  • Jones, James Earl.
  • Early, Gerald Lyn.
  • Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
  • Squires, Buddy.
  • McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer)
  • Ewers, Erik.
  • Florentine Films, production company.
  • American Lives Film Project.
  • WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  • Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • PBS Home Video.
Description
2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color and black & white; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
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 Champion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man in race-obsessed America.
Uniform Title
Unforgivable blackness (Television program)
Alternative Title
Rise and fall of Jack Johnson
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary television programs.
  • Biographical television programs.
  • Historical television programs.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
  • Films for the hearing impaired.
  • Television mini-series.
Note
  • Reproduction of the PBS broadcast, c2004, with additional special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Paul Barnes, Ken Burns, David Schaye ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; composer, Wynton Marsalis ; a Florentine Films production.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language (note)
  • Closed-captioned.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-372
ISBN
1415707448
LCCN
841887050623
OCLC
56899412
Title
Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson / a film directed by Ken Burns.
Imprint
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
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 ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
Credits
Screenwriter, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Paul Barnes, Ken Burns, David Schaye ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; composer, Wynton Marsalis ; a Florentine Films production.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Related materials
Educator's guide ([12] p. : ill.)
Added Author
Burns, Ken, 1953- film director.
Schaye, David, film producer.
Barnes, Paul, 1951- film producer.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
David, Keith, narrator.
Jackson, Samuel L.
Crouch, Stanley.
Jones, James Earl.
Early, Gerald Lyn.
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- composer.
Squires, Buddy.
McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer)
Ewers, Erik.
Florentine Films, production company.
American Lives Film Project.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
PBS Home Video.
Added Title
Unforgivable blackness (Television program)
Other Standard Identifier
841887050623
Publisher No.
88745 Paramount
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-372
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