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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.
Theatrical
Jul 9, 1984
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 22, 2005
Director
Producer
Harold Gast
Music
Studio
Harve Bennett Productions, Paramount Television
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →D
Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
D
Dan Ammerman
Coach Robertson
T
Tom Bosley
Jimmy Hoffa
G
Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert
L
LeVar Burton
Professor Preston
R
Ronny Cox
Coach Larry Snyder
N
Norman Fell
Marty Forkins
G
George Kennedy
Charles 'Charley' Riley
V
Vic Tayback
Abe Saperstein
B
Barry Corbin
Judge
C
Chris Douridas
Jerome
L
Lynn Hamilton
Mamma Solomon
D
Debbi Morgan
Ruth Solomon Owens
T
Tonye Patano
Laverne Owens
B
Ben Vereen
Herb Douglas
J
James B. Sikking
Avery Brundage
