Bibliograph

Jackie Robinson, Florentine Films ; WETA ; written by David McMahon and Sarah Burns ; produced and directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon

Type

Label

Jackie Robinson, Florentine Films ; WETA ; written by David McMahon and Sarah Burns ; produced and directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Jackie Robinson

Oclc number

941834710

Responsibility statement

Florentine Films ; WETA ; written by David McMahon and Sarah Burns ; produced and directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon

Runtime

240

Summary

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

Technique

live action

Contributor