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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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
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Tagline
"The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$24,804,129
Production
Trinity Race, Solofilms, Trinica Entertainment, ID+, Mister Smith Entertainment, The Jesse Owens Foundation, Focus Features
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
Wow, Hopkins directed this and, honestly, at best he's directed a lot of guilty pleasure movies. You know, the movies that you know are bad but you like them anyway. This one is actually, well, good. It's a legit good film and that is odd for Hopkins. Anyway, the failing is the Nazi thing. The discrimination in America plays, because that was really the principal challenge that Owens needed ...
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