
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · Movie · G · 173 min · ★ 8.1
The true story of the track and fielder who debunked Hitler’s claim of Aryan athletic supremacy to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 173 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- olympic games
- racism
Cast & crew

Dorian Harewood
as Jesse Owens
- DA
Dan Ammerman
as Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley
as Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown
as Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton
as Professor Preston

Ronny Cox
as Coach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell
as Marty Forkins

George Kennedy
as Charles 'Charley' Riley

Vic Tayback
as Abe Saperstein

Barry Corbin
as Judge
Directed by Richard Irving