DramaHistoryTV Movie
The Jesse Owens Story
"Based on the inspiring true story"
User Score5 votes
79%7.9/10
Release1984→
Runtime2H 54M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
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
Media1
Posters
Director
Richard Irving
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Certification
GKeywords
olympic gamesracism
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Harve Bennett ProductionsParamount Television