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.
as Jesse Owens
as Larry Snyder
as Dave Albritton
as Ruth Solomon
as Leni Riefenstahl
as Avery Brundage
as Jeremiah Mahoney
as Carl "Luz" Long
as Dean Cromwell
as Lawson Robertson
as Peggy
as Joseph Goebbels
as Quincella
as St. John
as Eulace Peacock
as Ken Seitz
as Mel Walker
as Frank Wykoff
as Foy Draper
as Ralph Metcalfe
as Marty Glickman
as Sam Stoller
as Charles Sherrill
as Alfred J. Lill
as Fred Rubien
as Francis Schmidt
as Trent
as Emma Owens
as Henry Owens
as Adolf Hitler
as Hans Ertl
as Wolfgang Furstner
as Harry E. Davis
as Franz Miller
as Rev. Ernest Hall
as Carl Diem
as Adolf Dassler
as Desk Clerk
as Reporter
as Journalist
as Reporter
as Doorman
as Elevator Boy
as Hans Von Tschammer
as Ferry Field Official
as Phil Diamond
as Ferry Field Announcer
as Brownshirt
as Brownshirt
as Brownshirt
as Rudolf Dassler
as Beauty Parlor Boss
as Sylvester Owens
as Henry Owens Jr.
as Quincy Owens
as Laverne Owens
as Four-Year-Old Gloria Owens
as Two-and-Half-Year-Old Gloria Owens
as Radio Announcer
as Local Girl #1
as Local Girl #2
as Jewish Man
as Jewish Woman
as Jazz Singer
as Boxing Match Announcer
