Jackie Robinson a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with Major League Baseball, WETA, Washington, D.C. ; directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon ; written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns ; produced by Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Ken Burns.
Edition:
Widescreen
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) sound, color with black and white sequences 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): Jackie Robinson (Television program : 2016) Container of (expression): Jackie Robinson (Television program : 2016). Spanish.
Notes:
Wide screen. Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016. Special features (disc 2): The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers. Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.
Contents:
Disc 1. Part one. Prologue -- Introduction -- Determined to have a home -- Big man on campus -- Two separate societies -- Villagers -- A very pragmatic man -- Race man -- A level playing field -- Us against the world -- Hope and tension -- Lonliest man in sports -- What did Jackie do? -- Myth made to feel different -- A price to pay ; Disc 2. Part two. Prologue -- Introduction -- Call me Jackie -- The tallest tree -- I've got two cheeks -- The creeping terror -- A righteous emotion -- Our house -- We got it now! -- A tear grows in Brooklyn -- Jackie disciples -- More than patient -- His own man -- Chaos in the house -- Bigger than life -- A watershed moment -- We will not stand silently -- In the fight -- What could I have done? -- Last dash.
Summary:
Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.