Jesse Owens (2012)

Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies to boycott the event; and explains the pressur...es on Owens to attend. The film also explores why, despite his success in Germany, Owens struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling with its own deeply entrenched racism. more

Directing:
  • Laurens Grant

Writing:
  • Stanley Nelson

Stars:
Release Date: 2012-01-02
themoviedb icon 1 2 3 4 5 8/10
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 53

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Andre Braugher
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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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