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.

Documentary

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))