The Jesse Owens Story

Directed by Richard Irving
G
1984    2h 54m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [History](/on-demand/category/history)
7.160%8.1
This is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.

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Cast of The Jesse Owens Story

  • Dorian HarewoodJesse Owens
  • Dan AmmermanCoach Robertson
  • Tom BosleyJimmy Hoffa
  • Georg Stanford BrownLew Gilbert
  • LeVar BurtonProfessor Preston
  • Ronny CoxCoach Larry Snyder
  • Norman FellMarty Forkins
  • George KennedyCharles 'Charley' Riley
  • Vic TaybackAbe Saperstein
  • Barry CorbinJudge
  • Chris DouridasJerome
  • Lynn HamiltonMamma Solomon
  • Debbi MorganRuth Solomon Owens
  • Tonye PatanoLaverne Owens
  • Ben VereenHerb Douglas
  • James B. SikkingAvery Brundage
  • Richard IrvingDirector
  • Harold GastWriter / Producer
  • Tom PedigoSet Decoration
  • John E. Chilberg IIProduction Design

 

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