Jackie Robinson

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Burns, Sarah, 1982- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). McMahon, David, 1976- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). David, Keith, (narrator.). Foxx, Jamie, (voice actor.). Florentine Films, (production company.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). Major League Baseball (Organization), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster,, publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 162789618X
ISBN: 9781627896184
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016. Widescreen. Special features: The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, Lewis Erskine, George O'Donnell, Ted Raviv, Michael Levine ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Mason ;.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround (English) and stereo (Spanish).
Language Note:	English (Dolby 5.1 surround) and Spanish (Dolby 2.0, stereo) language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.