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