STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Andre Braugher
- Jesse Owens
- Adolf Hitler
Cast
- Stanley Nelson
Director
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- GBH
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