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The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens

Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

20162h 14mPG-13Drama, History

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About Race

Directors
Stephen Hopkins
Cast
Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten, Jeremy Irons
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
Canada, Germany
Status
Released

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