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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Art Modell
- Self - Owner, Cleveland Browns 1961-95
- Walter Beach
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1963-65
- Ed Walsh
- Self - Football Coach, Manhasset H.S. 1950-53
- Sam Oakley
- Self - Teammate, Manhasset H.S.
- Ed Corley
- Self - Teammate, Manhasset H.S.
- David Skinner
- Self - Teammate, Manhasset H.S.
- Karen Brown Ward
- Self - Jim's Daughter
- Roy Simmons Jr.
- Self - Teammate, Syracuse Lacrosse 1956-57
- Oren Lyons
- Self - Teammate, Syracuse Lacrosse 1956-57
- Ralph Wiley
- Self - Sport Journalist
- John Wooten
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1961-65 / Former Director, Negro Industrial & Economic Union / Black Economic Union
- Oliver Stone
- Self - Filmmaker
- Stuart Scott
- Self - Sport Journalist, ESPN
- Bernie Casey
- Self - San Francisco 49ers, 1961-66, Los Angeles Rams, 1967-68
- Willie Davis
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1958-59
- Dick Schafrath
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1960-65 / Ohio State Senator, 1985-2000
- Erich Barnes
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1965
- Mike Francesa
- Self - Sportstalk Radio Host, WFAN
- Paul Warfield
- Self - Teammate, Cleveland Browns 1964-65
- William C. Rhoden
- Self - Sport Journalist, NY Times
- Bobby Mitchell
- Self - Jim's Roommate, Cleveland Browns 1958-62 / Charter Member, NIEU / BEU
- Hank Aaron
- Self - MLB, Hall of Famer
- Bill Russell
- Self - NBA, Hall of Famer
- Phil Gersh
- Self - Jim's First Movie Agent
- Fred Williamson
- Self - Pittsburgh, Oakland, Kansas City 1960-67 / Actor, Producer, Director
- Leon Isaac Kennedy
- Self - Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
- Donald Bogle
- Self - Film Historian
- Raquel Welch
- Self - Actor
- Stella Stevens
- Self - Actor
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Self - Actor, Producer, Director
- Sheila Frazier
- Self - Actor, Producer
- James Toback
- Self - Actor, Director
- Willis Edwards
- Self - President, Beverly Hills NAACP 1979-89
- Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.
- Self - Attorney
- Bert Sugar
- Self - Sports Historian
- Monique Brown
- Self - Self
- Eva Marie Bohn-Chin
- Self (Munich, Germany)
- Aqeela Sherrills
- Self
- Daude Sherrills
- Self
- Bo Taylor
- Self
- Michael Wilbon
- Self - Sports Journalist, Washington Post
- Rudolph 'Rockhead' Johnson
- Self - Chief of Staff, The Amer-I-Can Program, Inc.
- Twilight Bey
- Self - Director of Camps, The Amer-I-Can Program, Inc.
- Jim N. Brown Jr.
- Self
- Kim Brown
- Self
- Kevin Brown
- Self
- Jim Brown
- Self
- Joe Frazier
- Self
- Richard Johnson
- Self - Jim Brown's Attorney
- The Sea Island Singers
- Themselves
- Amber Ward
- Self
- Ian Ward
- Self
Produced By
- Rick Bernstein
- executive producer
- Mike Ellis
- co-producer
- Ross Greenburg
- executive producer
- Spike Lee
- producer
- Sam Pollard
- co-producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Stefan Blank
- sound recordist: Munich
- David Boulton
- adr engineer
- Tod Chapman
- sound recordist: commentary
- Marko A. Costanzo
- foley artist
- Stuart Deutsch
- boom operator / sound mixer
- Jesse Ehredt
- sound recordist
- Chris Fielder
- assistant sound editor
- Tom Fleischman
- re-recording mixer
- Dave Flynch
- sound effects editor
- Charles Hunt
- sound mixer
- George A. Lara
- foley mixer
- Al McGuire
- sound mixer / sound racer first: Tampa
- Rolf Pardula
- sound recordist
- Peter Redding
- sound recordist: St. Simons Island
- Jeffrey Stern
- dialogue editor
- Philip Stockton
- supervising sound editor
- Susumo Takomo
- sound recordist: Los Angeles
- Allan Zaleski
- sound effects editor
Editing
Makeup
- Michelle Lee
- makeup artist
- Qiana Phelps
- makeup artist: Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Director
- Cleave Frink Jr.
- additional second assistant director
- Michael A. Pinckney
- assistant director
- Daniel Springen
- assistant director: Tampa
Production Management
- Barry Alexander Brown
- post-production supervisor
- Colin Cumberbatch
- production supervisor
- Cathy Novembre
- production manager
Editorial
- Joe Gawler
- spirit datacine colorist: Digital Intermedia
- Peter Heady
- delta/HD on-line editor: Digital Intermedia
- Fred Heid
- color timer
- Sam Pollard
- supervising editor
- Joe Violante
- coordinator: Technicolor
Other
- Judy Aley
- research and clearance
- Jonathan Atlas
- production assistant: Los Angeles, CA
- Randall Balsmeyer
- title designer
- Jackie Bazan
- publicist
- Alexandra Bell
- additional researcher
- Ricardo M. Butler
- production assistant: St. Simons Island, GA
- Rita Cebuc
- additional researcher
- Janelle Connor
- research assistant
- J. John Corbett
- title designer
- Pete Curry
- production assistant: Tampa
- Tracey Davis
- script supervisor: St. Simons Island, GA
- Charlotte Dugan
- production assistant: Los Angeles, CA
- Leslie Friedman
- additional researcher
- Cleave Frink
- production assistant: Tampa
- Rod Gailes
- administrator: 40 Acres
- Patsy Hilbert
- script supervisor: Los Angeles, CA
- Andrew Horn
- additional researcher / interviews: Munich / production: Munich
- Bob Huzar
- data transfers: Digital Intermedia
- Willow Jenkins
- production coordinator: Tampa
- Charles Kouzoujian
- laser film recording: Tape House Digital Film
- Jason Lampkin
- administrator: 40 Acres
- Tamara Martial-Dolcy
- additional researcher
- Parrish McLean
- set production assistant
- Peter Musooli
- production assistant: Tampa
- Lenny Pagan
- set production assistant
- Patipan Paktipatt
- additional researcher
- Heather Parish
- production accountant
- Jason Perez
- set production assistant
- Susanne Rautenberg
- script supervisor: Munich
- Nena Robert
- script supervisor: Tampa, FL
- Max Segal
- Archival Consultant
- Tim Spitzer
- HD/data services supervisor: Digital Intermedia
- Chezik Tsunoda
- set production assistant
- Edward White
- production assistant: Los Angeles, CA
- Juri Wiesner
- production coordinator: Munich
- R.L. Williams
- production assistant: St. Simons Island, GA
- Christian Zak
- laser film recording: Tape House Digital Film
- Coati Mundi
- adr voice
Music Department
- James Anderson
- music mixer / music recordist
- Terence Blanchard
- conductor / musician: trumpet and B3 hammond organ
- John Clark
- musician: french horn
- Michael Esneault
- music preparation
- Eric Harland
- musician: drums
- Alison LaCourse
- music editor
- Eugene J. Moye
- musician: cello
- James Murray
- assistant music engineer
- Aaron Park
- musician: piano
- Adam Rogers
- musician: guitar
- Alex Steyermark
- music supervisor
- Stephen Taylor
- musician: oboe
- Reginald Veal
- musician: bass
- Brice Winston
- musician: tenor saxophone
- Erika Duffee
- music session assistant
Costume Department
- Tracey White
- stylist: los angeles crew
Camera Department
- Jared Abrams
- second assistant camera: Los Angeles
- Michael Arginsky
- camera loader
- Adam Castro
- loader: Tampa
- Lamont Crawford
- grip
- Stephen Crocker
- second assistant camera: St. Simon's Island, GA
- Steven Crowder
- loader: St. Simons Island, GA
- Kerwin DeVonish
- first assistant camera
- Christopher Gleaton
- camera loader
- Willow Jenkins
- video assist operator
- Joro Jeschel
- camera operator: Munich
- Donavan Lambert
- grip
- David Lee
- still photographer
- William Moore
- still photographer: St. Simons Island, GA
- John C. Nadeau
- gaffer
- Ricardo Sarmiento
- camera loader
- Keith Slade
- grip: Tampa
- Rich Willis
- still photographer: Tampa, FL
- Aurel Wunderer
- assistant camera: Munich, Germany
Script Department
- Shari L. Carpenter
- script supervisor
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