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The Jesse Owens Story

Release Year
1984
Runtime
2h 54m
Genres
Drama
History
TV Movie
Directed By
Richard Irving
The Jesse Owens 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

Cast

Dan Ammerman

Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley

Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown

Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton

Professor Preston

Ronny Cox

Coach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell

Marty Forkins

George Kennedy

Charles 'Charley' Riley

Vic Tayback

Abe Saperstein

Barry Corbin

Judge

Chris Douridas

Jerome

Lynn Hamilton

Mamma Solomon

Tonye Patano

Laverne Owens

Crew

Richard Irving

Director

Charles Correll

Director of Photography

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Richard Bracken

Editor

Robert F. Shugrue

Editor

John E. Chilberg II

Production Design

Harold Gast

Producer

Harold Gast

Writer

Tom Pedigo

Set Decoration

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