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.
Corey Stoll
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Russell
Self
Oscar Robertson
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen Curry
Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Bob Ryan
Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry Bird
Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic Johnson
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Satch Sanders
Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah Thomas
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Aram Goudsouzian
Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Jeannine Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Widow
Bill McSweeny
Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Red Auerbach
Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob Cousy
Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Steve Springer
Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Bill Walton
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Tom Heinsohn
Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Karen Russell
Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson George
Self - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen Rose
Self - NBA 1994-2007
Earl Monroe
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius Erving
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Nancy Auerbach
Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill Bradley
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Leigh Montville
Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Dave Zirin
Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt Chamberlain
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Chris Paul
Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Sam Jones
Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Steve Smith
Self - NBA Champion
Renee Montgomery
Self - WNBA All-Star
Keith Erickson
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry West
Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin Baylor
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Kenny Smith
Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry Edwards
Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey Wright
Bill Russell (voice)
Lawrence Gordon
Executive Producer
Evan Jaenichen
Associate Producer
Ross Greenburg
Executive Producer
Mike Richardson
Executive Producer
John Sands
Original Music Composer
Sam Pollard
Director
Phil Garrod
Original Music Composer
Reed Hays
Original Music Composer
Elias Savada
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Jessica Luya
Associate Producer
Kailey Radcliffe
Associate Editor
Steve Michaud
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Dion Cocoros
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Patrick Ewing
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Ronnie Watts
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Martha Spanninger
Producer
Eve White
Makeup & Hair
John Sands
Music Supervisor
Skye Fitzgerald
Additional Camera
Tommie Smith
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Reuben Atlas
Producer
Ashwin Gandbhir
Editor
Trent Watts
Additional Camera
Allie Humenuk
Additional Camera
Huntley Nicholas
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Steven Wechsler
Editor
Jeannine Russell
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Byron David Leon
Associate Editor
Gregg Winik
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Michael Dolan
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Prem Kalliat
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Andy Levine
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Johnny Mathis
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Stephen McCarthy
Additional Camera
Nicholas Moo
Additional Camera
Ryan Earl Parker
Additional Camera
Wayne Sharpe
Original Music Composer
Michael Patti
Additional Camera
Antonio Rossi
Additional Camera
Kara Bartek
Production Coordinator
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Charles Rosenzweig
Executive Producer
John Pettit
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Paul De Lumen
Director of Photography
Brady Darragh
Associate Editor
Julie Schapiro Thorman
Line Producer
Jane Klain
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Jerry West
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Ronan Killeen
Additional Camera
Bill McSweeny
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John Picard
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Ann Meyers
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