"The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens"

2016

2h 14m

7.3(1633 votes)

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Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

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10 featured cast members

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Stephan James

Jesse Owens

Jason Sudeikis

Larry Snyder

Eli Goree

Dave Albritton

Shanice Banton

Ruth Solomon

Carice van Houten

Leni Riefenstahl

Jeremy Irons

Avery Brundage

William Hurt

Jeremiah Mahoney

David Kross

Carl "Luz" Long

Jonathan Higgins

Dean Cromwell

Tony Curran

Lawson Robertson

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Written by: Joe Shrapnel
Anna Waterhouse
Produced by: Nicolas Manuel
Karsten Brünig

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