''Jack Johnson'' is a 1970 American

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by

Jimmy Jacobs Christopher Scoville (born February 17, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He was recently signed to Impact Wrestling as a member of the creative team and producer. He is best known for his 1 ...

about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946). It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Feature. Cayton asked jazz artist

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

to record music for the documentary, which resulted in Davis' 1971 album of the same name.

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Johnson had been the subject of the 1967 play ''

The Great White Hope ''The Great White Hope'' is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler, later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name. The play was first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in October 1968, ...

'' written by

Howard Sackler Howard Oliver Sackler (December 19, 1929 – October 12, 1982) was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for writing ''The Great White Hope'' (play: 1967; film: 1970). ''The Great White Hope'' enjoyed both a successful run on ...

which was later adapted into a 1970 film. Jacobs and Clayton had previously collaborated on boxing documentaries ''

Legendary Champions ''Legendary Champions'' is a 1968 documentary film written and directed by Harry Chapin for boxing promoter Bill Cayton's The Big Fights Inc. production company which features legendary boxers in action. Some famed and pioneering boxers were also ...

'' (1968) and '' A.k.a. Cassius Clay'' (1970).

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* 1970 films 1970 documentary films 1970s English-language films American sports documentary films American black-and-white films Documentary films about boxing Documentary films about sportspeople Films directed by Jimmy Jacobs (handballer) Films scored by Miles Davis 1970s American films {{bio-documentary-film-stub

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