United States / Jan 02, 2012
53min
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jesse Owens |
| Original language | EN |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | GBH |
| Release date | 2 gennaio 2012 |
| Production | Laurens Grant, Stanley Nelson |
| Writer | Stanley Nelson |
| Assistant directors | Laurens Grant |
Release dates
TV
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