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

2016

2h 14m

7.3(1568 votes)

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History

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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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65 members

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Stephan James

Jesse Owens

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Jason Sudeikis

Larry Snyder

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Eli Goree

Dave Albritton

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Shanice Banton

Ruth Solomon

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Carice van Houten

Leni Riefenstahl

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Jeremy Irons

Avery Brundage

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William Hurt

Jeremiah Mahoney

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David Kross

Carl "Luz" Long

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Jonathan Higgins

Dean Cromwell

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Tony Curran

Lawson Robertson

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Amanda Crew

Peggy

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Barnaby Metschurat

Joseph Goebbels

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Chantel Riley

Quincella

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Vlasta Vrana

St. John

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Shamier Anderson

Eulace Peacock

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Jesse Bostick

Ken Seitz

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Moe Jeudy-Lamour

Mel Walker

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Gaetan Normandin

Frank Wykoff

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Jacob Andrew Kerr

Foy Draper

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Dondre Octave

Ralph Metcalfe

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Jeremy Ferdman

Marty Glickman

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Giacomo Gianniotti

Sam Stoller

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Tim McInnerny

Charles Sherrill

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Jonathan Aris

Alfred J. Lill

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Nicholas Woodeson

Fred Rubien

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Larry Day

Francis Schmidt

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Jon McLaren

Trent

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Michèle Lonsdale Smith

Emma Owens

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Andrew Moodie

Henry Owens

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Adrian Zwicker

Adolf Hitler

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Bruno Bruni, Jr.

Hans Ertl

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Marcus Bluhm

Wolfgang Furstner

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Glynn Turman

Harry E. Davis

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Manuel Sinor

Franz Miller

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Anthony Sherwood

Rev. Ernest Hall

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Justus Carrière

Carl Diem

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Karl Graboshas

Adolf Dassler

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Daniel Harroch

Desk Clerk

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Matt Keyes

Reporter

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Steffen Mennekes

Journalist

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Ricky Watson

Reporter

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Frank Schorpion

Doorman

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Milo Larratt

Elevator Boy

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Anian Zollner

Hans Von Tschammer

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Eric Davis

Ferry Field Official

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Tim Post

Phil Diamond

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John Maclaren

Ferry Field Announcer

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James R. Murray

Brownshirt

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Matthias Günther

Brownshirt

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Crew

Stefan Langel

Brownshirt

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Arthur Holden

Rudolf Dassler

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Lucinda Davis

Beauty Parlor Boss

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Jaa Smith-Johnson

Sylvester Owens

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Rodney Ramsey

Henry Owens Jr.

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Hank Palmer

Quincy Owens

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Jacquy Bidjeck

Laverne Owens

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Yvanna-Rose Leblanc

Four-Year-Old Gloria Owens

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Kayla Stewat

Two-and-Half-Year-Old Gloria Owens

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Jeff Burrell

Radio Announcer

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Kimberly Youance

Local Girl #1

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Art

Andrea Carter

Local Girl #2

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Michael Bornhütter

Jewish Man

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Crew

Jana Reinhardt

Jewish Woman

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Aiza Ntibarikure

Jazz Singer

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Carlo Mestroni

Boxing Match Announcer

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