Jesse Owens
Overview
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.
About Jesse Owens (2012)
Jesse Owens (2012) is a documentary and history movie produced by GBH in US. It was directed by Laurens Grant and written by Stanley Nelson. On screen you will see Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler. With a runtime of 53m, the film averages 8.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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