Jesse Owens

Synopsis

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 pressures 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.

Main Cast

Andre Braugher

Narrator

Age : 61 | Popularity : 12%

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Stanley Nelson Laurens Grant
Writing	Writer	Stanley Nelson
Directing	Director	Laurens Grant
Department	Role	Name

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