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Jackie Robinson, Florentine Films and WETA in association with Major League Baseball ; producer, Ken Burns ; directors, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon

Label
Jackie Robinson, Florentine Films and WETA in association with Major League Baseball ; producer, Ken Burns ; directors, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TVPG
Main title
Jackie Robinson
Oclc number
945097017
Responsibility statement
Florentine Films and WETA in association with Major League Baseball ; producer, Ken Burns ; directors, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon
Runtime
240
Series statement
WGBY DVD Collection
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 continue to inspire generations of Americans
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
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Narrator
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