The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Synopsis

It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.

Main Cast

Tommie Smith

Self

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

John Carlos

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Harry Edwards

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Ralph Boston

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Mel Pender

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Paul Hoffman

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Cleve Livingston

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Patty VanWolvelaere

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Tom Ratcliffe Becky Paige
Writing	Writer	Tom Ratcliffe
Production	Executive Producer	Selena Roberts
	Producer	Tom Ratcliffe Michael King
Editing	Editor	Becky Paige
Department	Role	Name

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