Jack Johnson (film) explained

Jack Johnson
Director:	Jimmy Jacobs
Producer:	Jimmy Jacobs^[1]
Narrator:	Kevin Kennedy Brock Peters
Music:	Miles Davis
Cinematography:	Lawrence Garinger
Editing:	John Dandre
Distributor:	The Big Fights
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Jack Johnson is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Jimmy Jacobs about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946).

Production

Johnson had been the subject of the 1967 play The Great White Hope written by Howard Sackler which was later adapted into a 1970 film. Jacobs and Clayton had previously collaborated on boxing documentaries Legendary Champions (1968) and A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970).^[2]

Cayton asked jazz artist Miles Davis to record music for the documentary, which resulted in Davis' 1971 album of the same name.^[3]

Accolades

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of American films of 1970

Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnkqq5aZM0 Documentary Winners: 1971 Oscars
2. Variety. Vine.. 16. November 10, 1971. Film Reviews: Jack Johnson.
3. Book: Szwed, John F.. John Szwed

   . John Szwed. 2002. So What: The Life of Miles Davis. registration. Simon & Schuster. 0684859823. 307.

4. Web site: The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners . September 11, 2011. oscars.org.
5. Web site: NY Times: Jack Johnson . November 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021193037/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/126600/Jack-Johnson/details . October 21, 2009 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2009 . dead .