Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Director: Ken Burns Cast: Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
, Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
, Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
, Carolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormick
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Director: Ken Burns Cast: Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
, Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
, Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
, Carolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormick

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Overview

Experience legendary boxer Jack Johnson's remarkable struggle both in and out of the ring in documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' two-part look at the career of one of the sports world's most remarkable athletes. From his childhood in Galveston, TX, as the son of former slaves to his triumph as the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1908, Johnson's career was a defining moment in the realm of sports history.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/11/2005
UPC: 0841887050623
Original Release: 2004
Source: Pbs (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 3:40:00
Sales rank: 42,237

Special Features

"The Making of Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson"; Deleted scenes; Special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis; Enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Samuel L. Jackson Jack Johnson
Adam Arkin Voices
Philip Bosco Voices
Carolyn McCormick Voices
Kevin Conway Voices
Brian Cox Voices
John Cullum Voices
Murphy Guyer Voices
Ed Harris Voices
Derek Jacobi Voices
Carl Lumbly Voices
Amy Madigan Voices
Joe Morton Voices
Alan Rickman Voices
Studs Terkel Voices
Jack Thompson Voices
Billy Bob Thornton Voices
Courtney B. Vance Voices
Eli Wallach Voices
Jeffrey Wright Voices
Keith David Narrator
Wynton Marsalis Composer

Technical Credits
Ken Burns Director,Producer,Executive Producer
Paul Barnes Producer
David Schaye Producer
Geoffrey Ward Screenwriter
Brenda Ray Sound/Sound Designer
John Osborne Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Disc 1
1. Introduction [1:13]
2. Rise [5:20]
3. The Emperor of Masculinity [5:59]
4. The Forbidden District [10:22]
5. The Golden Smile [16:11]
6. A Hard Man to Handle [15:13]
7. White Hopes [11:31]
8. Independence Day [21:00]
9. A Word to a Black Man [12:03]
10. Credits [9:20]
1. From Johnson's Early Life & Career [:06]
2. On Johnson's Boxing Style & Talent [3:32]
3. On Segregation & the Color Line [4:47]
4. On W.E.B. Dubois & the Niagara Movement, 1905 [2:06]
5. Cut From Johnson vs Burns, 1908 [2:41]
6. Alternate Ending for Johnson vs. Ketchel, 1909 [1:53]
7. Cut From the Prelude to the Johnson vs. Jeffries Fight, 1910 [1:13]
8. Cut From the Aftermath of the Johnson vs. Jeffries Fight [4:23]
9. Scenes Cut From Episode II [1:30]
Side #2 -- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Disc 2
1. Introduction [7:28]
2. Fall [7:07]
3. Smooth Goods [9:07]
4. I am Not a Slave [20:25]
5. Everybody Skips [15:06]
6. Hotter Than Hell [17:42]
7. The Greatest [15:26]
8. Ghost in the House [7:07]
9. Credits [2:31]
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