Summary: Spanning over forty years, this powerful docudrama traces Jesse's life- from his days as a sharecropper's son, through his incredible record-breaking college years, his marriage to his high school sweetheart, his monumental victories in the 1936 Olympics, and his thirty-year struggle to survive in a prejudiced country that he loved so deeply. (runningmovies.com)

Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Richard Irving

Written By: Harold Gast

Starring: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, George Kennedy, Tom Bosley, LeVar Burton

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