Bill Russell: Legend

2023

7.2 / 10 25

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7.2/10

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Documentary

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

Stars

Corey Stoll Bill Russell Oscar Robertson

Seasons

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

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)

Charles Barkley

Self (archive footage)

👤

K.C. Jones

Self - Boston Celtics 1958-67 (archive footage)

Rosa Parks

Self (archive footage)

Walt Frazier

Self - New York Knicks 1967-77

👤

Randy Auerbach

Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter

👤

John Havlicek

Self - Boston Celtics 1962-78 (voice) (archive sound)

Jayson Tatum

Self - Boston Celtics

👤

Robert Horry

Self - 7 Time NBA Champion

👤

Chet Walker

Self - Philadelphia 76ers 1963-69 (voice) (archive sound)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Jim Brown

Self - NFL Legend & Activist

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)

Medgar Evers

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Huey P. Newton

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

👤

Tom Hawkins

Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1966-69

Tom Brokaw

Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Dikembe Mutombo

Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

👤

Dominique Wilkins

Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Taylor Branch

Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind'

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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

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)

Charles Barkley

Self (archive footage)

👤

K.C. Jones

Self - Boston Celtics 1958-67 (archive footage)

Rosa Parks

Self (archive footage)

Walt Frazier

Self - New York Knicks 1967-77

👤

Randy Auerbach

Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter

👤

John Havlicek

Self - Boston Celtics 1962-78 (voice) (archive sound)

Jayson Tatum

Self - Boston Celtics

👤

Robert Horry

Self - 7 Time NBA Champion

👤

Chet Walker

Self - Philadelphia 76ers 1963-69 (voice) (archive sound)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Jim Brown

Self - NFL Legend & Activist

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)

Medgar Evers

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Huey P. Newton

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

👤

Tom Hawkins

Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1966-69

Tom Brokaw

Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Dikembe Mutombo

Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

👤

Dominique Wilkins

Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Taylor Branch

Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind'

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