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The Jesse Owens Story

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The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

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Runtime: 3 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A moving account of the life of the black athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-dominated Berlin where he won an unprecedented four gold medals. His success demonstrated the... A moving account of the life of the black athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-dominated Berlin where he won an unprecedented four gold medals. His success demonstrated the falsehood of the racist Nazi ideology, and infuriated Hitler. Made for television. [More]

Starring: Dorian Harewood, Tom Bosley, Ronny Cox, Georg Stanford Brown

Starring: Dorian Harewood, Tom Bosley, Ronny Cox, Georg Stanford Brown, Ben Vereen, Greg Morris, LeVar Burton, George Kennedy, Norman Fell, Vic Tayback, Debbi Morgan

Director: Richard Irving

Director: Richard Irving

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