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Jackie Robinson Cover Image DVD DVD

Jackie Robinson [videorecording] / 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.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Burns, Sarah, 1982- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). David, Keith, (narrator.). Foxx, Jamie, (voice actor.). McMahon, David, 1976- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Florentine Films, (production company.). Major League Baseball (Organization), (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster,, publisher.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.).

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 :
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (240 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers.
Title from container.
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.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround (English) and stereo (Spanish).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English (Dolby 5.1 surround) and Spanish (Dolby 2.0, stereo) language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.
Subject: Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Biographical films.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Historical films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch DVD 796.357092 Robin-J 31681010010437 NFDVD Available -


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