Movies Club Logo

Movies Club Logo
All MoviesTrendingNow PlayingPopularTop Rated
Search
Portfolio
GitHub
LinkedIn

© 2026 Movies Club. Built with Next.js & TypeScript

Data provided by TMDB

poster

Black Power Salute

Genres
Documentary
TV Movie
Rating
No Rating
StatusReleased
LanguagesNot Available
CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Release Date2008-07-09
Runtime59 mins

Overview

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.

Cast & Crew

poster

Colin Salmon

as Narrator (voice)

poster

Edwin Moses

as Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

poster

Kwame Kwei-Armah

as Self

poster

Delroy Lindo

as Self

poster

Steven Millner

as Self - Professor, San Jose State University

poster

Harry Edwards

as Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

poster

Lee Evans

as Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968

poster

Tommie Smith

as Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

poster

Art Simburg

as Self - Former San Jose State student

poster

Lynda Huey

as Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

poster

Malcolm X

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Muhammad Ali

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Avery Brundage

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Dave Zirin

as Sports journalist and commentator

poster

Douglas Hartmann

as Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

poster

Ken Noel

as Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

poster

Ralph Boston

as Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

poster

Bob Beamon

as Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

poster

Kwame Ture

as Self (archive footage)

poster

H. Rap Brown

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Ben Carrington

as Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

poster

Paul Hoffman

as Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

poster

John Carlos

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Peter Norman

as Self (archive footage)

poster

Gary Younge

as Self - Guardian Columnist

poster

Jesse Owens

as Self (archive footage)

Recommended Movies

poster
2016
8.4
Documentary
Crime

O.J.: Made in America

poster
1997
7.2
Documentary
TV Movie

4 Little Girls

poster
2017
7.7
Documentary

I Am Not Your Negro

poster
2011
7.6
Documentary
History

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

poster
2025
6.2
Documentary

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

poster
2017
7.7
Documentary

Icarus

poster
2021
7.8
Documentary
Crime

Seaspiracy

poster
2006
6.7
Music
Documentary

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

poster
2017
6.9
Documentary
Drama

Wormwood

poster
1999
7.3
Documentary
History

One Day in September

poster
2002
6.1
Documentary

Naqoyqatsi

poster
2018
7.5
Documentary

McQueen

Similar Movies

poster
2015
Documentary

Voices of Muslim Women from the US South

poster
2024
9.0
Documentary
History

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

poster
1999
5.5
Music
Drama

And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story

poster
2021
7.6
Music
Documentary

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

poster
1993
7.5
Drama
Family

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

poster
2018
10.0
Documentary

PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Peace in Motion

poster
2021
7.3
Documentary
Music

The Sparks Brothers

poster
2001
9.0
Documentary

Das Dorf der Freundschaft

poster
2002
8.9
Documentary

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

poster
2018
6.8
Documentary

Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship

poster
2015
Documentary
History

JO de Berlin 36, la grande illusion

poster
2022
10.0
Documentary

Tan France: Beauty and the Bleach