Jack Johnson

Directed by Jim Jacobs
PG
1970    90mDocumentary, Sport
7.36.6
A documentary on the first African-American boxer to ever become world heavyweight champion. Released on the same year as "The Great White Hope" and also Oscar nominated like that film, this project uses of stills, archive footage and his own words narrated by actor Brock Peters to present Johnson's life, trajectory and of course, 'the fight of the century' against James Jeffries.

Where to Watch Jack Johnson

  • Jack JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
  • Brock PetersJack Johnson (voice)
  • Kevin KennedySelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Jim JacobsDirector
  • Alan BodianScreenplay
  • William CaytonProducer
  • Lawrence GaringerDirector Of Photography
  • John DandreEditor
  • Miles DavisMusic
  • Barney BeckSound Designer
  • Al SchafferSound Designer

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Jack Johnson Trivia

Jack Johnson was released on July 25, 1970.

Jack Johnson was directed by Jim Jacobs.

Jack Johnson has a runtime of 90 min.

Jack Johnson was produced by William Cayton.

The key characters in Jack Johnson are Self (archive footage) (Jack Johnson), Jack Johnson (voice) (Brock Peters), Self - Narrator (voice) (Kevin Kennedy).

Jack Johnson is rated PG.

Jack Johnson is a Documentary, Sport film.

Jack Johnson has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.

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