BILL RUSSELL: LEGEND

   The remarkable life and legacy of an NBA superstar and civilrights icon is captured in the documentary Bill Russell: Legend. This two-partfilm from award-winning director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Lowndes County andthe Road to Black Power) features the last interview with Bill prior to hispassing in 2022 as well as access to his sprawling personal archives. 

      On thecourt, Russell went on to lead each and every one of his basketball teams tochampionships — two back-to-back NCAA titles, a gold medal at the 1956Melbourne Olympic Games, and 11 championship titles in his thirteen-year careeras a Boston Celtic (his last two as the first Black head coach in NBA history).Off the court Russell was a force in the fight for human rights — marching withMartin Luther King Jr., leading boycotts in the NBA over racist practices andspeaking out against segregation — efforts which earned him the PresidentialMedal of Freedom. 

     Narrated by actors Jeffrey Wright and Corey Stoll andfeaturing exclusive interviews with the icon’s family and friends as well asSteph Curry, Chris Paul, “Magic” Johnson, Larry Bird, Jim Brown and more,Bill Russell: Legend illuminates the ways in which Russell stood tall inevery sense of the word.

Release Date:

February 8, 2023

Director: SamPollard

Executive Producers:Larry Gordon, Ross Greenburg, Mike Richardson, Charles Rosenzweig

Narrator: CoreyStoll

Bill Russell Excerpts Read By: Jeffrey Wright

Subjects: StephCurry, Chris Paul, “Magic” Johnson, Larry Bird, Jim Brown, Isiah Thomas, JaysonTatum

Format: Two-Part Documentary Film

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