Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
7.9
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)
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Jesse Owens
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Kai Long
Himself
Bud Greenspan
Michael Elliot
Cappy Petrash Greenspan
Jack Beresford
Jack Beresford
Gudrun Diem
Gudrun Diem
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
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Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Also in
The Third Reich: In Private
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Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess
Fiorello LaGuardia
Fiorello LaGuardia
Luz Long
Luz Long
Bud Greenspan Director
United States release June 28, 1996 · Produced in Canada
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Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1966
TV
United States · June 28, 1996
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