Poster of Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

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.

Release Date: 2012-01-02

Original Language: en

Genres: Documentary History

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Cast Members

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)