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 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.
Director: Laurens Grant
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Andre Braugher as Narrator (voice) |
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Jesse Owens as Self (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Laurens Grant | Director |
| Production | Laurens Grant | Producer |
| Writing | Stanley Nelson | Writer |
| Production | Stanley Nelson | Producer |
