Salute
2008 · Movie · NR · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · 95% critics
This documentary revisits the iconic 1968 Olympic medal-stand protest and the wider civil rights climate surrounding it. Through interviews and archival footage, it highlights the lesser-known role of the third medalist and explores how a brief act of solidarity led to lasting personal and professional consequences for all involved.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-07-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (11 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, interview-driven look at sports intersecting with social justice and the personal fallout that followed; Not for you if you want a broader Olympics overview or lighter fare like Herb & Dorothy.
Pros: moving human rights focus; strong interviews; memorable historical moment | Cons: limited on Americans; repeated race footage; some grainy archival clips
Themes
- sports
- olympic games
- civil rights
- track and field
Cast & crew
Christopher Kirby
as Narrator
- PN
Peter Norman
as Self
Tommie Smith
as Self
John Carlos
as Self
- PJ
Payton Jordan
as Self
- LQ
Larry Questad
as Self
Harry Edwards
as Self
- RW
Ray Weinberg
as Self
Directed by Matt Norman