The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
IMDb6.82
20201h 9mNR
Overview
It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.
Top-billed cast
- PPaul Hoffman
- EEdwin Roberts
- RRichard Lapchick
- BBrian Meeks
- HHarry Edwards
- TTom Farrell
- RRalph Boston
- MMel Pender
- PPatty VanWolvelaere
- TTommie Smith
Crew
- Directors
- Tom Ratcliffe, Becky Paige
- Writer
- Tom Ratcliffe
- Producers
- Tom Ratcliffe, Selena Roberts, Michael King
- Production
- Kimbia Athletics
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Who directed The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World?
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World was directed by Tom Ratcliffe, Becky Paige.
When was The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World released?
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World was released in 2020.
