Jesse Owens

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.

Genre:

Documentary, History

Duration:

53 min

Actor:

Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler

Quality:

HD

Director:

Laurens Grant

Release:

2012

IMDb:

8.0