DramaHistoryTV Movie
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
174 min
7.9
79.0%
User Score
(4 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY
Richard Irving
STARRING
Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, Tom Bosley, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton
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Cast
Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
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
