Based on the inspiring true story

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.

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Main Cast: Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, Tom Bosley, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Ronny Cox, Norman Fell, George Kennedy, Vic Tayback, Barry Corbin

Director: Richard Irving

Writer: Harold Gast

Editors: Richard Bracken, Robert F. Shugrue

Cinematographer: Charles Correll

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