The Jesse Owens Story

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1984

3h 20m

Drama

Biography

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In the 1960s, Jesse Owens (Dorian Harewood) is accused of tax evasion. So court-appointed investigator Lew Gilbert (Georg Stanford Brown) takes a look into Owens' back story. What he finds is a life full of both adversity and triumph. As a young man, Owens faces racism on a daily basis, but eventually teams up with white coach Charles Riley (George Kennedy) and pushes his way into the 1936 Olympics. There, he triumphs in the face of Hitler and serves as a beacon for black America.

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Great bi-opic that fires on every cylinder. With a moral on living life as a conscientious and involved citizen.

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Richard Irving

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Dorian Harewood

Jesse Owens

Georg Stanford Brown

Lew Gilbert

Debbi Morgan

Ruth Solomon Owens

Tom Bosley

Jimmy Hoffa

LeVar Burton

Professor Preston

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Director: Richard Irving
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Runtime: 3h 20m

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