The Jesse Owens Story

Name: The Jesse Owens Story
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 1984-07-09
Duration: 2 h 54 min
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Bob Banks, Dan Ammerman, Tom Bosley, Dorian Harewood

– The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood pl..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.00 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 54 Minutes

Release Year:

1984

The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.

Story Timeline:

1930s

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

History, Biography, Sport, Drama

Release Date:

09 Jul 1984

Language:

English

Directed by:

Richard Irving

Story Written By:

Harold Gast

Main Actors:

Bob Banks, Dan Ammerman, Tom Bosley, Dorian Harewood

Plot:

The life story of Jesse Owens is told in this film. He was a young African-American who would become one of the greatest modern Olympian athletes when he proved Hitler's boast about the "Aryan athletic superiority" wrong by winning four gold medals, setting world records and becoming the star of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Awards:

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Production Company:

Paramount Television

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.0/10

#Racial Segregation

#Runner

#Track And Field

#Racial Prejudice

#Racial Tension