The Jesse Owens Story
Film1984174 min8.1/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Richard Irving
Based on the inspiring true story
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Dorian HarewoodJesse OwensDan Ammerman
Dan AmmermanCoach Robertson
Tom BosleyJimmy Hoffa
Georg Stanford BrownLew Gilbert
LeVar BurtonProfessor Preston
Ronny CoxCoach Larry Snyder
Norman FellMarty Forkins
George KennedyCharles 'Charley' Riley
Vic TaybackAbe Saperstein
Barry CorbinJudge
Chris DouridasJerome
Lynn HamiltonMamma SolomonExplore the crew
- Writer
- Harold Gast
- Editor
- Robert F. Shugrue
- Editor
- Richard Bracken
- Director
- Richard Irving
- Director of Photography
- Charles Correll
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Producer
- Harold Gast