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The Jesse Owens story
(DVD)
Contributors
Irving, Richard, film director.
Harewood, Dorian, actor.
Ammerman, Dan, 1932-2009, actor.
Bosley, Tom, actor.
Kennedy, George, 1925-2016, actor.
Harewood, Dorian, actor.
Ammerman, Dan, 1932-2009, actor.
Bosley, Tom, actor.
Kennedy, George, 1925-2016, actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
HB 6557
1 available
HB 6557
1 available
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement | HB 6557 | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
779836148292
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount in 1984.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: biography ; Dolby Digital.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Charles Correll ; music, Michel LeGrand ; production designer/art director, John E. Chilberg II ; editor, Richard Bracken and Robert F. Shugrue.
Participants/Performers
Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, Tom Bosley, George Kennedy, Chris Douridas, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Norman Fell, Debbi Morgan, Ben Vereen, Vic Tayback.
Description
Jesse Owens is the track star who won four gold medals. Spanning over forty years, this powerful docudrama traces Jesse's life from his days as a sharecropper's son, through his incredible record-breaking college years, his marriage to his high school sweetheart, his monumental victories in the 1936 Olympics, and his thirty year struggle to survive in a prejudiced country that he loved so deeply.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American athletes -- Biography -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Feature films
Historical films.
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Olympic Games -- (11th : -- 1936 : -- Berlin, Germany) -- Drama.
Owens, Jesse, -- 1913-1980 -- Drama.
Sports films.
Track and field athletes -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Feature films
Historical films.
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Olympic Games -- (11th : -- 1936 : -- Berlin, Germany) -- Drama.
Owens, Jesse, -- 1913-1980 -- Drama.
Sports films.
Track and field athletes -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Irving, R., Harewood, D., Ammerman, D., Bosley, T., Kennedy, G., Douridas, C., Brown, G. S., Burton, L., Fell, N., Morgan, D., Vereen, B., & Tayback, V. (2005). The Jesse Owens story . DSSP.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard, Irving et al.. 2005. The Jesse Owens Story. DSSP.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard, Irving et al.. The Jesse Owens Story DSSP, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Irving, Richard,, et al. The Jesse Owens Story DSSP, 2005.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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