Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin (1966)
• January 1st, 1966 • 0h 50min
History, TV Movie, Documentary
Overview
The rise of National Socialism in Germany and Hitler’s anti-semitic policies and advocation of the superiority of the Aryan race resulted in several calls for a boycott of the games. Against this political backdrop, Jesse Owens’ haul of four gold medals is all the more significant. For a black athlete to demonstrate clearly his superior athleticism and so convincingly outperform his white counterparts was a massive slap in the face for Hitler and made a mockery of his racist theories during his Nazi showpiece games. Standing in the box at the Olympiastadion where Hitler sat to watch the games, Jesse Owens tells with pride that the flag of the US team was the only one not to be dipped as the athletes passed the Führer. (andberlin.com)
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Released on: 2006-10-03
Documentary
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face o...
Wingmen
Released on: 2015-07-16
Documentary, Adventure
Three of the world’s best wingsuit flyers—Espen Fadnes, Ludovic (Ludo) Woerth and Jokke Sommer—set o...
The Iron Claw
Released on: 2023-12-21
History, Drama
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive ...
Touching the Void
Released on: 2003-09-05
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m ...
Watershed
Released on:
Documentary
This is the face of someone the world assumes was stripped of her potential at the age of 18. But tr...
Invincible
Released on: 2006-08-25
Drama, History
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering od...
Seve
Released on: 2014-06-27
Drama, Documentary
Despite being blocked at almost every turn in pursuit of the sport he loved, Seve Ballesteros fought...
Lance
Released on: 2020-01-27
Documentary
A personal examination of the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.
The Snowboarder Movie: SFD
Released on: 2015-10-26
Documentary
SFD is not just a saying. It’s a movement. An ideology. An approach. A choice made deliberately to d...
Chariots of Fire
Released on: 1981-05-15
Drama, History
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners tr...
Tyson
Released on: 2008-05-16
Documentary, Drama
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost so...
Invictus
Released on: 2009-12-11
Drama, History
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in...
In the Company of Kings
Released on: 2024-04-01
Documentary
In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan's unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American ...
Sun Dogs
Released on: 2007-10-02
Documentary
Andrea Stewart's heartwarming documentary follows Jamaica's first-ever dogsled team as it prepares f...
Generation
Released on: 1985-05-24
Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
Futuristic prospective series pilot, a distant cousin the 1975 theatrical violent sport movie "Rolle...
Neverland
Released on: 2009-08-28
Documentary
Neverland is a state of mind, a mountain pushed up from the ground by imagination. Anyone can go but...
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
Released on: 1996-07-01
Documentary
At 7'1' Shaquille O'Neal is currently the biggest NBA superstar. This profile is narrated by Samuel ...
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
Released on: 2014-09-18
Documentary
This documentary chronicles the life story of the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and his inspiring ...
The Story of Darts
Released on: 2002-12-01
Documentary
This documentary tells the complete story of darts from its early beginnings in English pubs in the ...