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Bill Russell: Legend

Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.

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Bill Russell: Legend

February 8, 2023
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Cast (43)

Jeffrey Wright
Bill Russell (voice)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Corey Stoll
Self - Narrator (voice)
Stephen Curry
Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Wilt Chamberlain
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Nelson George
Self - Author & Filmmaker
Larry Bird
Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Chris Paul
Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Bill Walton
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Kenny Smith
Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Isiah Thomas
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Jalen Rose
Self - NBA 1994-2007
Harry Edwards
Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Bob Cousy
Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Elgin Baylor
Self (archive footage)
Magic Johnson
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Aram Goudsouzian
Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Red Auerbach
Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Tom Heinsohn
Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Oscar Robertson
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Bill Bradley
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Earl Monroe
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Nancy Auerbach
Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Renee Montgomery
Self - WNBA All-Star
Dave Zirin
Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Julius Erving
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Karen Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Keith Erickson
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Steve Smith
Self - NBA Champion
Steve Springer
Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Sam Jones
Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Bob Ryan
Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Jerry West
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Satch Sanders
Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Bill McSweeny
Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Leigh Montville
Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Jeannine Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Widow

Crew (52)

Directing

Sam Pollard
Director

Writing

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Production

Lawrence Gordon
Executive Producer
Mike Richardson
Executive Producer
Ross Greenburg
Executive Producer
Evan Jaenichen
Associate Producer
Kara Bartek
Production Coordinator
Jessica Luya
Associate Producer
Charles Rosenzweig
Executive Producer
Reuben Atlas
Producer

Sound

Phil Garrod
Original Music Composer
John Sands
Music Supervisor
Wayne Sharpe
Original Music Composer
Reed Hays
Original Music Composer
John Sands
Original Music Composer

Art

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Camera

Skye Fitzgerald
Additional Camera
Allie Humenuk
Additional Camera
Antonio Rossi
Additional Camera
Nicholas Moo
Additional Camera
Stephen McCarthy
Additional Camera
Ronan Killeen
Additional Camera
Trent Watts
Additional Camera
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Paul De Lumen
Director of Photography
Michael Patti
Additional Camera
Ryan Earl Parker
Additional Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Eve White
Makeup & Hair

Crew

Editing

Brady Darragh
Associate Editor
Kailey Radcliffe
Associate Editor
Byron David Leon
Associate Editor

Lighting

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Visual Effects

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