Poster of Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, January 2 2012
13 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Andre BraugherAndre BraugherAndre Braugher was 49 in Jesse Owens as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 01 1962 –
Mon, Dec 11 2023
Portrait of Jesse OwensJesse OwensJesse Owens would have been no older than 66 in Jesse Owens as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Fri, Sep 12 1913 –
Mon, Mar 31 1980
Portrait of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler would have been no older than 56 in Jesse Owens as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 20 1889 –
Mon, Apr 30 1945

Crew

Portrait of Laurens GrantLaurens GrantLaurens Grant was >> in Jesse Owens as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stanley NelsonStanley NelsonStanley Nelson was 56 in Jesse Owens as 'Writer, Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 07 1955