The Jesse Owens Story

Name: The Jesse Owens Story
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1984
Duration: 174 min
Rating: 8.083

1984 · 174 min

Drama · History · TV Movie

★ 8.1

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The Jesse Owens Story is a 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.

Crew

Director Richard Irving
Writer Harold Gast
Director of Photography Charles Correll

Cast

Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
D
Dan Ammerman
Coach Robertson
Tom Bosley
Jimmy Hoffa
Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert
LeVar Burton
Professor Preston
Ronny Cox
Coach Larry Snyder
Norman Fell
Marty Forkins
George Kennedy
Charles 'Charley' Riley
Vic Tayback
Abe Saperstein
Barry Corbin
Judge
Chris Douridas
Jerome
Lynn Hamilton
Mamma Solomon

Crew

Director — Richard Irving
Writer — Harold Gast
Director of Photography — Charles Correll

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