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Release Date
• USA: Oct 10, 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 11, 2005
Running Time
3 hours, 34 minutes
Country USA
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• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
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Genre: Documentary, Biography, Sports
Plot: Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns directs and produces this documentary series about boxing legend Jack Johnson. UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON explores in great detail the life and struggle of one of the most remarkable African Americans of the 20th century. Despite undeniable talent, Johnson had to fight for his freedom, in his work and in his personal life. Even after becoming the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World, Johnson still struggled with the injustices inherent in being a black American male in the first half of the 20th century. Samuel L. Jackson provides the voice of Jack Johnson, with additional voiceovers by Billy Bob Thornton, and Ed Harris among others. The documentary features narration by Keith David, of Burns' critically acclaimed JAZZ series, as well as a brilliant soundtrack by distinguished jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.
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| Directed by |
Ken Burns
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Twain |
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| Cast |
Keith David
There's Something About Mary, Armageddon, Crash |
 | Muhammad Ali
When We Were Kings, America: A Tribute to Heroes, Requiem for a Heavyweight |
 | Adam Arkin
Hitch, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Lake Placid |
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 | Ed Harris
The Truman Show, The Rock, A Beautiful Mind |
 | Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
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| Music By |
Wynton Marsalis
Tune in Tomorrow..., A Concert for Hurricane Relief, A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho |
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