The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
2020
- Tom Ratcliffe,Becky Paige
- 1h 9m
- August 4, 2020 · United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 4, 2020
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Kimbia Athletics
- Cast
- Paul Hoffman,Edwin Roberts,Richard Lapchick,Brian Meeks,Harry Edwards,Tom Farrell,Ralph Boston,Mel Pender,Patty VanWolvelaere,Tommie Smithand 4 more
- Director
- Tom Ratcliffe,Becky Paige
- Writer
- Tom Ratcliffe
- Producer
- Tom Ratcliffe,Selena Roberts,Michael King
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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