Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson (1970)

GP 17 Nov 1978 • Documentary, Sport • 1h 30m
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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.

William Cayton
Director
Alan Bodian
Writer
Brock Peters, Kevin Kennedy, Tommy Burns
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Country: United States
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7.4

IMDb (62 votes)
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