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- The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens

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.

Release Date : 2016-02-19

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Trinity RaceSolofilmsTrinica EntertainmentID+Mister Smith EntertainmentThe Jesse Owens FoundationFocus Features

Production Country : CanadaGermany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jesse Owens

Original Name : Stephan James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Snyder

Original Name : Jason Sudeikis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave Albritton

Original Name : Eli Goree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruth Solomon

Original Name : Shanice Banton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leni Riefenstahl

Original Name : Carice van Houten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Avery Brundage

Original Name : Jeremy Irons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeremiah Mahoney

Original Name : William Hurt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl "Luz" Long

Original Name : David Kross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean Cromwell

Original Name : Jonathan Higgins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawson Robertson

Original Name : Tony Curran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peggy

Original Name : Amanda Crew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joseph Goebbels

Original Name : Barnaby Metschurat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quincella

Original Name : Chantel Riley

Gender : Female

Character Name : St. John

Original Name : Vlasta Vrana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eulace Peacock

Original Name : Shamier Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ken Seitz

Original Name : Jesse Bostick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mel Walker

Original Name : Moe Jeudy-Lamour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Wykoff

Original Name : Gaetan Normandin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foy Draper

Original Name : Jacob Andrew Kerr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ralph Metcalfe

Original Name : Dondre Octave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marty Glickman

Original Name : Jeremy Ferdman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Stoller

Original Name : Giacomo Gianniotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Sherrill

Original Name : Tim McInnerny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alfred J. Lill

Original Name : Jonathan Aris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Rubien

Original Name : Nicholas Woodeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francis Schmidt

Original Name : Larry Day

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trent

Original Name : Jon McLaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emma Owens

Original Name : Michèle Lonsdale Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Owens

Original Name : Andrew Moodie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adolf Hitler

Original Name : Adrian Zwicker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hans Ertl

Original Name : Bruno Bruni, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wolfgang Furstner

Original Name : Marcus Bluhm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry E. Davis

Original Name : Glynn Turman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Franz Miller

Original Name : Manuel Sinor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rev. Ernest Hall

Original Name : Anthony Sherwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl Diem

Original Name : Justus Carrière

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adolf Dassler

Original Name : Karl Graboshas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Clerk

Original Name : Daniel Harroch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Matt Keyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Steffen Mennekes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Ricky Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Frank Schorpion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elevator Boy

Original Name : Milo Larratt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hans Von Tschammer

Original Name : Anian Zollner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferry Field Official

Original Name : Eric Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil Diamond

Original Name : Tim Post

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferry Field Announcer

Original Name : John Maclaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brownshirt

Original Name : James R. Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brownshirt

Original Name : Matthias Günther

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brownshirt

Original Name : Stefan Langel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudolf Dassler

Original Name : Arthur Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beauty Parlor Boss

Original Name : Lucinda Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sylvester Owens

Original Name : Jaa Smith-Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Owens Jr.

Original Name : Rodney Ramsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quincy Owens

Original Name : Hank Palmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laverne Owens

Original Name : Jacquy Bidjeck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Four-Year-Old Gloria Owens

Original Name : Yvanna-Rose Leblanc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Two-and-Half-Year-Old Gloria Owens

Original Name : Kayla Stewat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Announcer

Original Name : Jeff Burrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Local Girl #1

Original Name : Kimberly Youance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Local Girl #2

Original Name : Andrea Carter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jewish Man

Original Name : Michael Bornhütter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewish Woman

Original Name : Jana Reinhardt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Singer

Original Name : Aiza Ntibarikure

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boxing Match Announcer

Original Name : Carlo Mestroni

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

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 to overcome to even make it to the Olympics in the first place. That was a struggle in and of itself. But, when it came to Germany it should have been more of a focus on him, and how he beat the "master race" and, instead, it was a little too focused on the Nazis. And, honestly, everyone knows who the Nazis are and what they did. We aren't watching the movie because of that, we are watching the movie because of what Owens did. However, despite that, the movie works with a strong opening act that dealt in an albeit heavy-handed but still absolutely dramatically compelling story about Owens. The only fault is that it loses focus in Germany.