DVD

Jackie Robinson / a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, D.C. in association with Major League Baseball ; directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; written by David MacMahon and Sarah Burns ; produced by Sarah Burns, David McMahon, and Ken Burns.

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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: 9781627896184
ISBN: 162789618X
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] PBS, [2016]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution [2016]
Copyright: ??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 and Spanish language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.