DocumentaryHistory
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.
Directed by Laurens Grant
80
User score
1 votes
Rent on
Status
Released
Released
January 2, 2012
Runtime
53m
