Jesse Owens
IMDb7.51
201253m
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.
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Crew
- Director
- Laurens Grant
- Writer
- Stanley Nelson
- Producers
- Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant
- Production
- GBH
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Who directed Jesse Owens?
Jesse Owens was directed by Laurens Grant.
When was Jesse Owens released?
Jesse Owens was released in 2012.
