Bibliograph

Jesse Owens, American Experience Films presents ; a Firelight Films production for American experience in association with WDR ; a production of WGBH ; produced and directed by Laurens Grant ; senior producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written and produced by Stanley Nelson

Type

Label

Jesse Owens, American Experience Films presents ; a Firelight Films production for American experience in association with WDR ; a production of WGBH ; produced and directed by Laurens Grant ; senior producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written and produced by Stanley Nelson

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Jesse Owens

Oclc number

772960455

Responsibility statement

American Experience Films presents ; a Firelight Films production for American experience in association with WDR ; a production of WGBH ; produced and directed by Laurens Grant ; senior producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written and produced by Stanley Nelson

Runtime

Summary

Despite Jesse Owens's remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the athlete struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched bias

Table Of Contents

Breaking world records -- Hitler's Germany -- The 1936 Olympic games -- A forgotten hero

Technique

live action

Contributor