The Jesse Owens Story | |
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Genre | Biography Drama History Sport |
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) |
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 Paramount Television |
Distributor | Operation Prime Time |
Release | |
Original network | Operation Prime Time |
Original release | July 9, 1984 |
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American 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.