Jackie Robinson
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- film director,
Burns, Sarah, 1982- film director,
McMahon, David, 1976- film director,
David, Keith, narrator.
Foxx, Jamie, voice actor.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
9781627896184, 162789618X
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media
DVD 796.357 JAC DISC 1-2
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016].
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
9781627896184, 162789618X
UPC
841887027557

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016.
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Special features: The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Lewis Erskine, George O'Donnell, Ted Raviv, Michael Levine ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Mason ;
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround (English) and stereo (Spanish).
Language
English and Spanish language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.

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LC Subjects
African American baseball players -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burns, K., Burns, S., McMahon, D., David, K., & Foxx, J. (2016). Jackie Robinson (Widescreen version.). PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2016. Jackie Robinson. PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. Jackie Robinson PBS, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. Jackie Robinson Widescreen version., PBS, 2016.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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