The Jesse Owens Story

– 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 (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:
Producing Country:
USA
Release Date:

09 Jul 1984

Language:

English

Director:

Richard Irving

Writer:

Harold Gast

Main Actors:

Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, Bob Banks, Tom Bosley

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:

Paramount Television

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10