Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
214 min
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- Release date
- September 4, 2004
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Wynton Marsalis
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Soundtrack
Original scoreUnforgivable Blackness - The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson2004 · 21 tracks- What Have You Done?instrumental1:58
- Ghost In The Houseinstrumental5:04
- Jack Johnson Two-Stepinstrumental1:35
- But Deep Downinstrumental0:50
- Love & Hateinstrumental1:39
- High Societyinstrumental1:22
- Careless Loveinstrumental2:11
- New Orleans Bumpinstrumental4:33
- Trouble My Soulinstrumental3:30
- Deep Creekinstrumental5:12
- The Johnson 2-Stepinstrumental2:36
- Rattlesnake Tail Swinginstrumental2:32
Cast
- Keith David as Narrator
- Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Johnson
- Jack Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Adam Arkin as Other Voices
- Philip Bosco as Other Voices
- Kevin Conway as Other Voices
- Brian Cox as Other Voices (voice)
- John Cullum as Other Voices (voice)
- Murphy Guyer as Other Voices (voice)
- Ed Harris as Other Voices (voice)
- Derek Jacobi as Other Voices (voice)
- Carl Lumbly as Other Voices (voice)
- Amy Madigan as Other Voices (voice)
- Carolyn McCormick as Other Voices (voice)
- Joe Morton as Other Voices (voice)
- Alan Rickman as Other Voices (voice)
- Studs Terkel as Other Voices (voice)
- Jack Thompson as Other Voices (voice)
- Billy Bob Thornton as Other Voices (voice)
- Courtney B. Vance as Other Voices (voice)
- Eli Wallach as Other Voices (voice)
- Jeffrey Wright as Other Voices (voice)
- Stanley Crouch as Self - Writer
- James Earl Jones as Self - Actor
- Bert Sugar as Self - Boxing Historian
- Gerald Early as Self - Writer
Crew
- Jack Johnson · Archive footage
- Ken Burns · Director
- Geoffrey C. Ward · Writer
- Paul Barnes · Producer
- Ken Burns · Producer
- David Schaye · Producer
- Wynton Marsalis · Composer
- Stephen McCarthy · Cinematographer
- Buddy Squires · Cinematographer
- Paul Barnes · Editor
- Erik Ewers · Editor