The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
Based on the inspiring true story
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.
- Date of release
- 1984-07-09
- TMDB
- 8.1 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 2h 54m
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Director
- Richard Irving
Casting
- 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
- Vic Tayback — Abe Saperstein
- Barry Corbin — Judge
- Chris Douridas — Jerome
- Lynn Hamilton — Mamma Solomon
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