Bill Russell: Legend

"He changed more than the game."

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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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)

Crew

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Evan Jaenichen

Associate Producer

Lawrence Gordon

Executive Producer

Ross Greenburg

Executive Producer

Mike Richardson

Executive Producer

Sam Pollard

Director

John Sands

Original Music Composer

Stephen McCarthy

Additional Camera

Jerry West

Thanks

Henry Adebonojo

Director of Photography

Kara Bartek

Production Coordinator

Phil Garrod

Original Music Composer

Byron Leon

Associate Editor

Skye Fitzgerald

Additional Camera

Prem Kalliat

Thanks

Bill McSweeny

Thanks

Paul De Lumen

Director of Photography

Julie Schapiro Thorman

Line Producer

Andy Levine

Thanks

Elias Savada

Thanks

Jessica Luya

Associate Producer

Steve Michaud

Thanks

Huntley Nicholas

Thanks

John Picard

Thanks

Ronan Killeen

Additional Camera

Michael Dolan

Thanks

Charles Rosenzweig

Executive Producer

John Sands

Music Supervisor

Nicholas Moo

Additional Camera

Ryan Earl Parker

Additional Camera

Jane Klain

Thanks

Tommie Smith

Thanks

Jeannine Russell

Thanks

Allie Humenuk

Additional Camera

Ashwin Gandbhir

Editor

Steven Wechsler

Editor

Reed Hays

Original Music Composer

Gregg Winik

Thanks

Johnny Mathis

Thanks

Martha Spanninger

Producer

Reuben Atlas

Producer

Trent Watts

Additional Camera

Eve White

Makeup & Hair

Wayne Sharpe

Original Music Composer

Brady Darragh

Associate Editor

Michael Patti

Additional Camera

Antonio Rossi

Additional Camera

John Pettit

Thanks

Kailey Radcliffe

Associate Editor

Dion Cocoros

Thanks

Patrick Ewing

Thanks

Ronnie Watts

Thanks

Ann Meyers

Thanks

Javier Chorrillos

Assistant Editor