Jesse Owens

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 2012

Original language

English

Production

WGBH,GBH

Cast

Andre Braugher,Adolf Hitler,Jesse Owens

Director

Laurens Grant

Writer

Stanley Nelson

Producer

Stanley Nelson,Laurens Grant

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2122879