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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7.2/10
2023
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Episodes
Cast
Corey Stoll
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Russell
As Self
Oscar Robertson
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen Curry
As Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Bob Ryan
As Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry Bird
As Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic Johnson
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Satch Sanders
As Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
As Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah Thomas
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Aram Goudsouzian
As Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
As Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Jeannine Russell
As Self - Bill Russell's Widow
Bill McSweeny
As Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Red Auerbach
As Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob Cousy
As Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Steve Springer
As Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Bill Walton
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Tom Heinsohn
As Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
As Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Karen Russell
As Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson George
As Self - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen Rose
As Self - NBA 1994-2007
Earl Monroe
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius Erving
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Nancy Auerbach
As Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill Bradley
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Leigh Montville
As Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Dave Zirin
As Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt Chamberlain
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
As Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Chris Paul
As Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Sam Jones
As Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Steve Smith
As Self - NBA Champion
Renee Montgomery
As Self - WNBA All-Star
Keith Erickson
As Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry West
As Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin Baylor
As Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
As Self (archive footage)
Kenny Smith
As Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry Edwards
As Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey Wright
As Bill Russell (voice)
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