The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television 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. It originally premiered in syndication on July 9 and 10, 1984 as part of Operation Prime Time syndicated programming.[1]
| The Jesse Owens Story | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | Harold Gast |
| Directed by | Richard Irving |
| Starring | Dorian Harewood Dan Ammerman Bob Banks Tom Bosley Georg Stanford Brown LeVar Burton |
| Theme music composer | Michel Legrand |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Harve Bennett |
| Producer(s) | Harold Gast Arnold Turner (associate producer) |
| Production location(s) | Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Editor(s) | Richard Bracken Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Production company(s) | Harve Bennett Productions Operation Prime Time Paramount Domestic Television |
| Distributor | Paramount Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black and White Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | July 9–10, 1984 |
Plot summary
Cast
- Dorian Harewood as Jesse Owens
- Dan Ammerman as Coach Robertson
- Bob Banks as Henry Owens
- Tom Bosley as Jimmy Hoffa
- Georg Stanford Brown as Lew Gilbert
- LeVar Burton as Professor Preston
- Bernard Canepari as Attorney Grossfeld
- Robert Chidsey as Governor Aide
- Glenn Colerider as OSU Professor Overman
- Barry Corbin as Judge
- Ronny Cox as Coach Larry Snyder
- Chris Douridas as Jerome
- Norman Fell as Marty Forkins
- Lynn Hamilton as Mamma Solomon
- Robert Hibbard as Police Lieutenant
- George Kennedy as Charles 'Charley' Riley
- Chuck Long as Terry Carter
- Gary Moody as Angry Customer
- Randy Moore as Coach Cromwell
- Debbi Morgan as Ruth Solomon Owens
- Greg Morris as Mel Walker
- Tonye Patano as Laverne Owens
- Lee Ritchey as Brashears
- James Sikking as Avery Brundage
- Vic Tayback as Abe Saperstein
- Craig Miller as Nude Spare Runner
References
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