Summary
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Cast
Stephan James
Jesse Owens
Jason Sudeikis
Larry Snyder
Eli Goree
Dave Albritton
Shanice Banton
Ruth Solomon
Carice van Houten
Leni Riefenstahl
Jeremy Irons
Avery Brundage
William Hurt
Jeremiah Mahoney
David Kross
Carl "Luz" Long
Jonathan Higgins
Dean Cromwell
Tony Curran
Lawson Robertson
Amanda Crew
Peggy
Barnaby Metschurat
Joseph Goebbels
Chantel Riley
Quincella
Vlasta Vrana
St. John
Shamier Anderson
Eulace Peacock
Jesse Bostick
Ken Seitz
Moe Jeudy-Lamour
Mel Walker
Gaetan Normandin
Frank Wykoff
Jacob Andrew Kerr
Foy Draper
Dondre Octave
Ralph Metcalfe
Jeremy Ferdman
Marty Glickman
Giacomo Gianniotti
Sam Stoller
Tim McInnerny
Charles Sherrill
Jonathan Aris
Alfred J. Lill
Nicholas Woodeson
Fred Rubien
Larry Day
Francis Schmidt
Jon McLaren
Trent
Michèle Lonsdale Smith
Emma Owens
Andrew Moodie
Henry Owens
Adrian Zwicker
Adolf Hitler
Bruno Bruni, Jr.
Hans Ertl
Marcus Bluhm
Wolfgang Furstner
Glynn Turman
Harry E. Davis
Manuel Sinor
Franz Miller
Anthony Sherwood
Rev. Ernest Hall
Justus Carrière
Carl Diem
Karl Graboshas
Adolf Dassler
Daniel Harroch
Desk Clerk
Matt Keyes
Reporter
Steffen Mennekes
Journalist
Ricky Watson
Reporter
Frank Schorpion
Doorman
Milo Larratt
Elevator Boy
Anian Zollner
Hans Von Tschammer
Eric Davis
Ferry Field Official
Tim Post
Phil Diamond
John Maclaren
Ferry Field Announcer
James R. Murray
Brownshirt
Matthias Günther
Brownshirt
Stefan Langel
Brownshirt
Arthur Holden
Rudolf Dassler
Lucinda Davis
Beauty Parlor Boss
Jaa Smith-Johnson
Sylvester Owens
Rodney Ramsey
Henry Owens Jr.
Hank Palmer
Quincy Owens
Jacquy Bidjeck
Laverne Owens
Yvanna-Rose Leblanc
Four-Year-Old Gloria Owens
Kayla Stewat
Two-and-Half-Year-Old Gloria Owens
Jeff Burrell
Radio Announcer
Kimberly Youance
Local Girl #1
Andrea Carter
Local Girl #2
Michael Bornhütter
Jewish Man
Jana Reinhardt
Jewish Woman
Aiza Ntibarikure
Jazz Singer
Carlo Mestroni
Boxing Match Announcer
Crew
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Writer
Anna Waterhouse
Writer
Joe Shrapnel
Reviews
GenerationofSwine
January 12, 2023
10
Wow, Hopkins directed this and, honestly, at best he's directed a lot of guilty pleasure movies. You know, the movies that you know are bad but you like them anyway. This one is actually, well, good.
It's a legit good film and that is odd for Hopkins.
Anyway, the failing is the Nazi thing. The discrimination in America plays, because that was really the principal challenge that Owens needed to overcome to even make it to the Olympics in the first place. That was a struggle in and of itself.
But, when it came to Germany it should have been more of a focus on him, and how he beat the "master race" and, instead, it was a little too focused on the Nazis. And, honestly, everyone knows who the Nazis are and what they did. We aren't watching the movie because of that, we are watching the movie because of what Owens did.
However, despite that, the movie works with a strong opening act that dealt in an albeit heavy-handed but still absolutely dramatically compelling story about Owens. The only fault is that it loses focus in Germany.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$5,000,000.00
Revenue:
$24,804,129.00
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