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Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
IMDb ID: tt0274031 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.6 (29 votes)
Genres: Documentary
Sidney Poitier
Ralph Bunche
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Canada: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
United Kingdom: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Ireland: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
India: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
New Zealand: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
United States: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
South Africa: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)Release Date2001-01-19Runtime117 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on bookProduction CompaniesSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
South Carolina ETV
William Greaves ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/index.html
PBS - http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274031/Updated At2026-04-28T13:00:32
Canada: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
United Kingdom: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Ireland: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
India: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
New Zealand: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)
United States: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
South Africa: Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (English)Release Date2001-01-19Runtime117 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on bookProduction CompaniesSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
South Carolina ETV
William Greaves ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/index.html
PBS - http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274031/Updated At2026-04-28T13:00:32
Stars
Directors
William Greaves
Writers
William Greaves
Leslie Lee
Brian Urquhart
Leslie Lee
Brian Urquhart
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Sidney Poitier | Character: Narrator
Actor: Ralph Bunche | Character: Self
[Directors Group]
Name: William Greaves | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: William Greaves | Role: Writer
Name: Leslie Lee | Role: Writer
Name: Brian Urquhart | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Louise Archambault | Role: Producer
Name: Bill Cosby | Role: Producer
Name: Jill Dickerson | Role: Producer
Name: William Greaves | Role: Producer
Name: Laetitia Kouassi | Role: Producer
Name: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: William Grant Still | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Joseph Mangine | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Jerry Pantzer | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Lance Cain | Role: Editor
Name: William Greaves | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Thomas Appel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Charles Blackwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Oh | Role: Sound Department
Name: V.B. Paravati | Role: Sound Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Lance Cain | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Linda Hattendorf | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Mack | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christopher Osborn | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Perrotta | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Piehl | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paul Srp | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: Kermit Moore | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Louise Archambault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Lee | Role: Additional Crew
Actor: Sidney Poitier | Character: Narrator
Actor: Ralph Bunche | Character: Self
[Directors Group]
Name: William Greaves | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: William Greaves | Role: Writer
Name: Leslie Lee | Role: Writer
Name: Brian Urquhart | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Louise Archambault | Role: Producer
Name: Bill Cosby | Role: Producer
Name: Jill Dickerson | Role: Producer
Name: William Greaves | Role: Producer
Name: Laetitia Kouassi | Role: Producer
Name: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: William Grant Still | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Joseph Mangine | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Jerry Pantzer | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Lance Cain | Role: Editor
Name: William Greaves | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Thomas Appel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Charles Blackwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Oh | Role: Sound Department
Name: V.B. Paravati | Role: Sound Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Lance Cain | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Linda Hattendorf | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Mack | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christopher Osborn | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Perrotta | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Piehl | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paul Srp | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: Kermit Moore | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Louise Archambault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Lee | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274031/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: January 19, 2001 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: February 2, 2001 (TV premiere)
United States: April 2001 (WorldFest Houston)
United States: April 27, 2001 (USA Film Festival)
United States: June 4, 2002 (Atlanta Film Festival)
Portugal: October 22, 2025 (Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema)
United States: February 2, 2001 (TV premiere)
United States: April 2001 (WorldFest Houston)
United States: April 27, 2001 (USA Film Festival)
United States: June 4, 2002 (Atlanta Film Festival)
Portugal: October 22, 2025 (Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema)
Awards
Nominee | 2001 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Documentary | William Greaves, Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Box Office
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