The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

Release Date: 1984-07-09

Overview: The Jesse Owens Story is a 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.

Rating: 7.9 / 10

Cast

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

as Jesse Owens

Dan Ammerman

Dan Ammerman

as Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

as Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

as Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

as Professor Preston

Crew

  • Richard Irving - Director

  • Harold Gast - Writer

  • Harold Gast - Producer

  • Michel Legrand - Original Music Composer

  • Charles Correll - Director of Photography

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