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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781415707449
Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1415707448
Label: Pbs Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Pbs Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Pbs Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Running Time: 214 minutes
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 17, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Ken Burns's documentary style is so unencumbered; the subject matter is effortlessly presented. His regular mix of photos, subtle sound effects, excellent musical score, and actor readings of historical text hasn't changed since his breakthrough of The Civil War. And it doesn't need to. Even though this 220-minute production is a biography--on heavyweight champion Jack Johnson--the film resonates about the how race was dealt with in the early part of the 20th century. Four decades after the Emancipation, the American black was still struggling to find elementary terms of equality. Along came a strong and headstrong man who took on sport decades before Jackie Robinson and became the key figure in heavyweight fighting, a champion against the longest odds.
Samuel L. Jackson voices Johnson's words with great verve and helps create an absorbing picture of Johnson along with various historians and boxing experts laying down the tale of the tape. Here's a man so smart and patient in the ring who took great liberties in his day-to-day life, unafraid to showcase his success, and ruffle the morals of the time (including, most scandalously, marrying a white woman). Viewing film of his prizefights, the amateur eye can understand Johnson's style and bravura. Burns's certainly takes his time and, as usual, has a vast awry of facts of how the world reacted to news of Johnson's success and the conspiracy which led to his downfall. The highlight, natch, are two of Johnson's epic fights near the end of his reign as champ (and the search for a "Great White Hope"). The appearance of James Earl Jones (who won a Tony for his portrayal of Johnson in 1959) and Wynton Marsalis's musical score are grand touches. --Doug Thomas
Description:
From the celebrated director of Academy Award-nominated "Brooklyn Bridge" and "Statue of Liberty," UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON follows Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, into the brutal world of professional boxing, where, in turn-of-the century Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was an exclusively "white title." Despite the odds, Johnson was able to batter his way up through the professional ranks, and in 1908 he became the first African-American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Being a fan of Ken Burns work since his revolutionary documentary series
"The Civil War" and owning that series on DVD as well as "Baseball", "Jazz",
"Mark Twain", "The War" and his brother Ric Burns' riveting series on the history
of New York City, I was very interested to hear back in 2004, that he was working
on a series chronicling the life & times of the long forgotten defiant, courageous
and always controversial first african-american heavyweight champion, ... Read More
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The video describes jack johnson from his days of poverty to his rise to fame. It also looks at the prejudice that roared back in the 1900's. This is a great story not only about jack johnson life but also about the american living and influences in those segregated times.
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This is a remarkable documentary and I'm grateful to Burns for introducing a new generation to the astounding Jack Johnson. It's an amazing American story, reminding us of how virulent, overt, and institutionalized racism was during this era (most of the film focuses on the peak years of Johnson's career, around 1910-1911). The footage is fascinating.
The other reviews have said it well. Here are just a few comments:
1) Many voice-overs seem to be Johnson's own words. If ... Read More
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I found this to be a very powerful true story.
I was familiar with the movie "The Great White Hope."
The movie was based on Jack Johnson, a colorful figure
in his time. If you like to watch documentaries, that
are well crafted, I would recommend this one.
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This needs to be a thousand stars!
Jack Johnson was an individual and a true American hero. He didn't care what whites or blacks thought about what he should do. James Earl Jones said it best, "he was a person that was self defined. He didn't let no one define him." Therefore he was a man and that's all everyone desires anyway. MLK later said in his dream speech "that he wanted blacks to be defined by the content of their character." But there are lessons to be learned. He didn't let not ... Read More
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