Major funding for Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey was provided by:

•  Ford Foundation
•  National Endowment for the Humanities
•  Corporation for Public Broadcasting
•  Camille O. Cosby and William H. Cosby, Jr.
•  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
•  The National Black Programming Consortium

The film was sponsored by The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

A complete list of funders is available through PBS.



Principal Production Credits

Narrated by:
SIDNEY POITIER

Written by:
WILLIAM GREAVES in association with LESLIE E. LEE

Based on the Biography Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey by BRIAN URQUHART

Producer/Director:
WILLIAM GREAVES

Co-Producer:
LOUISE ARCHAMBAULT

Music by:
WILLIAM GRANT STILL

Main Theme composed and conducted by:
KERMIT MOORE

Script Consultants:
GEOFFREY WARD and STEVE FAYER

Post-Production Consultant:
ALVIN PERLMUTTER

Supervising Editor:
WILLIAM GREAVES

AVID Editors:
PAUL SRP
CHRISTOPHER OSBORN
STEPHEN J. MACK
STEPHEN PERROTTA
LINDA HATTENDORF
MICHAEL PIEHL

Camera:
JERRY PANTZER
JOE MANGINE

Sound:
CHARLES BLACKWELL
JOHN OH

Researchers:
PAUL LEE DEBRA WILLIS
COURTNEY BROWN JR.
SHEILA MANIAR
BONNIE G. ROWAN

Chief Researcher:
LOUISE ARCHAMBAULT

Associate Producers:
JILL DICKERSON
KIM JAMISON
ARLENE KRIV
LAETITIA KOUASSI
SONIA PIGOT