Director: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon
Writer(s): Ken Burns
Starring: Jackie Robinson
Synopsis: Jackie Robinson, a two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon tells the story of an American icon whose life-long battle for first class citizenship for all African Americans transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements. “Jackie Robinson,” Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “was a sit-inner before sit-ins, a freedom rider before freedom rides.”
Release Date: April 11, 2016 (USA) | Length: 240 min | Genre: Biography, History, Sports | MPAA Rating: TV-PG