Jack Johnson | |
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Directed by | Jimmy Jacobs |
Produced by | Bill Cayton |
Written by | Alan Bodian |
Narrated by | Kevin Kennedy Brock Peters |
Music by | Miles Davis |
Cinematography | Lawrence Garinger |
Edited by | John Dandre |
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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). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Cayton asked jazz artist Miles Davis to record music for the documentary, which resulted in Davis' 1971 album of the same name.