Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the 'black auxiliary' by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, Olympic Pride American Prejudice shows how all 18 are a seminal precursor to the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Cast and Crew:
Director(s):
Christopher Englese, Francis Gasperini, Deborah Riley Draper, Rick Smigielski
Writer(s):
Starring:
Blair Underwood, Sada Jacobson, Susan D. Bachrach, Gretel Bergmann, Dexter Blackman, Daria Brooks, Wannetta Brooks, Lonnie Bunch, Leroy Burrell, Cameron Burrell, Bill Campbell, Anita DeFrantz, Daniel Durbin, Bernita Echols, Harry Edwards, Wilfred Fraser Jr., Joanna Hayes, Emanuel Hübner, Adolph Kiefer, Ingeborg Kirchhoff, Volker Kluge, Carl Lewis, John LuValle, John Lysak, Pellom McDaniels III, Ralph Metcalfe Jr., Fritz Pollard III, Camraun Ratiff, Tim Richardson, Tommie Smith, Isiah Thomas, Terrence Trammell, Nelson Vails, Werner Viehs, Fritz Wandt, Nils Warnecke, Faye Walker, Andrew Young
Producer(s):
Lacy Barnes, Michael A. Draper, Tandi Reddick, Deborah Riley Draper, Amy Tiemann, Blair Underwood
Release Info:
Release Date: August 5, 2016 (USA) | Length: 88 min | Genre: History, Sports | Certificate: TV-PG | Note(s): Need to watch again because I think I missed a few people. Blair Underwood narrates this documentary.