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, Widescreen
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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, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TV-PG
Main title
Jackie Robinson.
Oclc number
941834710
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
240
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
Technique
live action
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- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Documentary television programs
- Biographical television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- African American baseball players -- Biography
- Nonfiction television programs
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History
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- Subject9
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Documentary television programs
- Biographical television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- African American baseball players -- Biography
- Nonfiction television programs
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History
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