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The Jesse Owens Story

 
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The Jesse Owens Story

  • Director: Richard Irving
  • AMG Rating: starstarstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Biopic, Sports Drama
  • Themes: Race Relations, Rise and Fall Stories
  • Release Year: 1984
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 174 minutes

Plot

Dorian Harewood stars as the legendary black athlete in this made-for-TV biography that follows Jesse Owens from his collegiate career, to his pinnacle at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he won four gold medals--much to the dismay of Adolf Hitler and his squad of Aryan super-athletes. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tom Bosley; LeVar Burton; Barry Corbin; Ronny Cox; Chris Douridas - Jerome; Norman Fell; Dorian Harewood; George Kennedy - Charley Riley; Debbi Morgan; Greg Morris; Vic Tayback; Ben Vereen; Kai Wulff; Georg Stanford Brown

Credit

John E. Chilberg II - Art Director, Richard Irving - Director, Richard Bracken - Editor, Robert F. Shugrue - Editor, Harve Bennett - Executive Producer, Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score), John E. Chilberg II - Production Designer, Charles Correll - Cinematographer, Harold Gast - Producer, Harold Gast - Teleplay By

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