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Director:
Richard Irving
Writer:
Harold Gast (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 July 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | History | Sport more
Plot:
A biopic of the greatest of the modern olympic athletes. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
This is a real "It's a wonderful life". more (3 total)

Cast

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Dorian Harewood ... Jesse Owens
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dan Ammerman ... Coach Robertson
Bob Banks ... Henry Owens
Tom Bosley ... Jimmy Hoffa
Georg Stanford Brown ... Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton ... Professor Preston
Bernard Canepari ... Attorney Grossfeld
Robert Chidsey ... Governor Aide
Glenn Colerider ... OSU Professor Overman

Barry Corbin ... Judge

Ronny Cox ... Coach Larry Snyder

Chris Douridas ... Jerome
Norman Fell ... Marty Forkins

Lynn Hamilton ... Mamma Solomon
Robert Hibbard ... Police Lieutenant
George Kennedy ... Charles 'Charley' Riley

Chuck Long ... Friend at table
Gary Moody ... Angry Customer
Randy Moore ... Coach Cromwell
Debbi Morgan ... Ruth Solomon Owens
Greg Morris ... Mel Walker

Tonye Patano ... Laverne Owens
Lee Ritchey ... Brashears
James Sikking ... Avery Brundage
Vic Tayback ... Abe Saperstein
Donald Thompson ... Hitler Youth
Weyman Thompson ... Herb Solomon
Arnold F. Turner ... Ralph Metcalfe
John Vargas ... Pasqual Martinez
Ben Vereen ... Herb Douglas
Kai Wulff
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:174 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Columbus, Ohio, USA more
Company:
Harve Bennett Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Races were shot at Fouts Field at North Texas State (now University of North Texas). more
Quotes:
Mel Walker: Being a champion meant staying at the same hotel as the White athletes, at least in New York. It did not mean going in the *front* door.
[Black athletes entering through loading dock and riding in freight elevator to their rooms]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (#7.21)" (1995) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
This is a real "It's a wonderful life"., 16 June 2000
Author: RONY-3 from Philippines

When I watched this movie it made me think that it's a real "It's a wonderful life". Cause like in the movie, Jesse Owens always tries his best but in the end he seems to be left with very little. And if anyone has a reason to be sore at the world it's him. But in the end when it seemed like he was up against the wall, all of his friends rallied to help him. Just as in "It's a wonderful life" no man is a failure who as friends and Jesse Owens had more than enough, when it counted.

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