Movies by Jesse Owens
As part of the cast:
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The Olympiad (1938)
Cast: Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler, David Albritton …
Directed by: Leni Riefenstahl
Widely considered one of the greatest sports documentaries ever made, German director Leni Riefenstahl's chronicle of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin was also the first film to incorporate…
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Olympia (1938)
Cast: Jesse Owens
Directed by: Leni Riefenstahl
On the heels of her propaganda film, Triumph of the Will, German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl chronicled the 1936 Olympics with this stellar, poetic sports documentary which captures the games…