Jesse Owens

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.

Genre: Documentary, History

Stars: Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler

Crew: Stanley Nelson (Producer), Laurens Grant (Director), Laurens Grant (Producer), Stanley Nelson (Writer)

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Studio: GBH

Runtime: 53 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Jan 02, 2012

IMDb: 10

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