The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

Directed by

Richard Irving

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 54m

Rated

G

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV drama tells the story of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field athlete. It follows his journey to winning gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany.

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What happens

The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television 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. It originally premiered in syndication on July 9 and 10, 1984 as part of Operation Prime Time's syndicated programming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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