Jack Johnson (1970)

Directed by

Jimmy Jacobs

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Jack Johnson, the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. It covers his career, his life outside the ring, and the racial tensions of his era.

reflectivefactualinformativeperiod-specificunderstatedthoughtfulretrospectivegrounded

What happens

Jack Johnson is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Jimmy Jacobs about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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