Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson (2016)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2016-04-11
  • Last Air Date: 2016-04-12
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 120 min.
  • Production Company: Florentine Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: PBS
  • Directors: , , .
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Summary

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement.

  • Keywords: baseball, civil rights, miniseries
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    Jackie Robinson Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2016-04-11
    2 Episodes

    Jackie Robinson Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Part 1 of 2120 min
    Season 1Episode 2Part 2 of 2120 min
    • Rachel Robinson

      as Self
    • Barack Obama

      as Self
    • Michelle Obama

      as Self
    • Willie Mays

      as Self
    • Harry Belafonte

      as Self
    • Red Barber

      as Self
    • David Robinson

      as Self
    • Sharon Robinson

      as Self
    • Carl Furillo

      as Self
    • Ralph Branca

      as Self
    • Don Newcombe

      as Self
    • Vin Scully

      as Self
    • Gerald Early

      as Self
    • Jonathan Eig

      as Self
    • Carly Simon

      as Self
    • Myron Uhlberg

      as Self
    • Tom Brokaw

      as Self
    • Minnie Minoso

      as Self
    • Howard Bryant

      as Self
    • Alton Waldon

      as Self
    • Carl Erskine

      as Self
    • Roger Kahn

      as Self
    • George Will

      as Self
    • William Branch

      as Self
    • William Anderson

      as Self
    • Yohuru Williams

      as Self
    • Marty Edelman

      as Self
    • Jamie Foxx

      as Jackie Robinson (Voice)
    • Keith David

      as Narrator
    Editing Ja'Tovia Gary Assistant Editor
    Directing Sarah Burns Director
    Directing Ken Burns Director
    Directing David McMahon Director
    Camera Buddy Squires Director of Photography
    Editing Ted Raviv Editor
    Writing Sarah Burns Writer
    Sound Wynton Marsalis Music
    Writing David McMahon Writer
    Sound Doug Wamble Music
    Editing Lewis Erskine Editor
    Editing George O'Donnell Editor

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