8.0Jesse Owens · 2012
Jesse Owens (2012) is a Documentary / History film directed by Laurens Grant, starring Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler.
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8.0Overview
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.
Cast
Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler
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What is "Jesse Owens" about?
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.
When was "Jesse Owens" released?
Jesse Owens was released in 2012.
Who stars in "Jesse Owens"?
The cast includes Andre Braugher, Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler.
