The Jesse Owens Story
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| The Jesse Owens Story | |
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| Written by | Harold Gast |
| Directed by | Richard Irving |
| Starring | Dorian Harewood Dan Ammerman Bob Banks Tom Bosley Georg Stanford Brown LeVar Burton |
| Theme music composer | Michel Legrand |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Harve Bennett (executive producer) Harold Gast (producer) Arnold Turner (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Editors | Richard Bracken Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Production companies | Harve Bennett Productions Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Operation Prime Time |
| Release | July 9, 1984 |
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American 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.
Plot summary
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Cast
- Dorian Harewood as Jesse Owens
- Dan Ammerman as Coach Robertson
- Bob Banks as Henry Owens
- Tom Bosley as Jimmy Hoffa
- Georg Stanford Brown as Lew Gilbert
- LeVar Burton as Professor Preston
- Bernard Canepari as Attorney Grossfeld
- Robert Chidsey as Governor Aide
- Glenn Colerider as OSU Professor Overman
- Barry Corbin as Judge
- Ronny Cox as Coach Larry Snyder
- Chris Douridas as Jerome
- Norman Fell as Marty Forkins
- Lynn Hamilton as Mamma Solomon
- Robert Hibbard as Police Lieutenant
- George Kennedy as Charles 'Charley' Riley
- Chuck Long as Terry Carter
- Gary Moody as Angry Customer
- Randy Moore as Coach Cromwell
- Debbi Morgan as Ruth Solomon Owens
- Greg Morris as Mel Walker
- Tonye Patano as Laverne Owens
- Lee Ritchey as Brashears
- James Sikking as Avery Brundage
- Vic Tayback as Abe Saperstein
- Craig Miller as Spare Runner
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Categories:
- 1984 films
- 1984 television films
- 1980s biographical films
- 1980s sports films
- American biographical films
- Biographical films about sportspeople
- Films set in the 1930s
- Sports films based on actual events
- Films about the 1936 Summer Olympic Games
- Films about Olympic track and field
- Films set in Berlin
- Operation Prime Time
- Jesse Owens
- Films produced by Harve Bennett
- Biographical film stubs