Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2024 · 80 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary, History
Follows the 1936 Berlin Olympics when Black athlete Jesse Owens won 4 golds against the backdrop of Hitler's racist Nazi regime in Germany.
Directed by Andre Gaines
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