Jesse Owens2012
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.
- Released
- 3. 5. 2026
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- EN
- Community rating
- 8.0 · 1 votes