With Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, Bob Banks, Tom Bosley. Jesse Owens, arguably the most popular American track and field star in history, was -- along with his contemporary, world's heavyweight champion Joe Louis -- one of the first African Americans to change white society's perception of both black athletes and, more importantly, people of color. With Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.
Jesse Owens, Self: Kings of the Olympics. Directed by Richard Irving. A biopic of the four-time Olympic gold medallist Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens' 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.