The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more. It originally premiered in syndication on July 9 and 10, 1984 as part of Operation Prime Time syndicated programming.[1]

The Jesse Owens Story
GenreBiography
Drama
History
Written byHarold Gast
Directed byRichard Irving
StarringDorian Harewood
Dan Ammerman
Bob Banks
Tom Bosley
Georg Stanford Brown
LeVar Burton
Theme music composerMichel Legrand
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerHarve Bennett
ProducersHarold Gast
Arnold Turner (associate producer)
Production locationsColumbus, Ohio
Dallas, Texas
CinematographyCharles Correll
EditorsRichard Bracken
Robert F. Shugrue
Running time174 min.
Production companiesHarve Bennett Productions
Paramount Television Domestic Distribution
DistributorOperation Prime Time
Release
Original networkSyndication
Picture formatBlack and White
Color
Audio formatMono
Original releaseJuly 9–10, 1984

Cast

References
  1. The Making of Jesse Owens at The New York Times


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