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Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis , Jeremy Irons , William Hurt and ...
Feb 19, 2016 · A movie about the life and achievements of Jesse Owens, the African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. The movie covers his struggles with racism, politics, and injury, as well as his relationship with his coach and his rivalry with Hitler.
- (41K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Stephen Hopkins
- 2016-02-19
Feb 17, 2016 · The Race movie true story confirms that Jesse Owens (left) was a standout athlete in high school and college. Actor Stephan James (right) portrays Owens in the 2016 movie.
Amid racial tensions in the U.S. and abroad, track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens goes for gold and glory at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin in this biopic. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Stephen Hopkins
- 134 min
In a time of racial bigotry, discrimination, and anti-Semitism, the humble African-American track-and-field athlete, Jesse Owens, catches the eye of early-1930s Ohio State University's coach, Larry Snyder.
Feb 18, 2016 · Feb. 18, 2016. The ingredients of “Race,” a studiously uplifting biopic of Jesse Owens, the phenomenal star of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, remain as volatile as they were 80 years ago,...