Jack Johnson

Name: Jack Johnson
Director: Jim Jacobs
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1970-07-25
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jack Johnson, Brock Peters, Kevin Kennedy

1970 · 90 min · ★ 6.6 · Documentary

Jack Johnson is a 1970 documentary film directed by Jim Jacobs about the boxer Jack Johnson.

Directed by Jim Jacobs · Written by Alan Bodian

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Jack Johnson Self (archive footage)
Brock Peters Jack Johnson (voice)
Kevin Kennedy Self - Narrator (voice)

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