Jesse Owens Movies
- 1938
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations6.81938HD
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form....
- 1982
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces7.11982HD
In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon...
- 1961
The Grand Olympics
The Grand Olympics5.31961HD
Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to...
- 1999
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games71999HD
Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of...
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?5.71975HD
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
- 2008
Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute02008HD
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event...
- 1982
Genocide
Genocide7.21982HD
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust...
- 1991
The Record Breakers
The Record Breakers01991HD
Welcome to a hard driving video about the biggest winners of all, the athletes and teams who broken records in their sports.
- 2015
Jesse Owens et Luz Long: le temps d'une étreinte
Jesse Owens et Luz Long: le temps d'une étreinte02015HD
- 1947
Easy to Get
Easy to Get01947HD
U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.
- 2012
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens02012HD
Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western...
- 1950
The Century Is Fifty
The Century Is Fifty01950HD
As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of...
- 1944
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier6.11944HD
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
- 1997
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Hitler's Forgotten Victims101997HD
The story of black and mixed race people in Nazi Germany who were sterilised, experimented upon, tortured and exterminated in the Nazi concentration...
- 2016
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech6.52016HD
Every year, top athletes set new world records. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get...
- 1966
Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin6.51966HD
The rise of National Socialism in Germany and Hitler’s anti-semitic policies and advocation of the superiority of the Aryan race resulted in...
- 1948
Olympic Cavalcade
Olympic Cavalcade01948HD
Documentary footage recaptures the excitement of the 1948 London Olympics, the first games since 1936.