In den USA gibt es einen neuen Film "RACE" über Jesse Owens, der am Freitag in den Theatern in den USA zur Aufführung kommt.

Schon am Sonntag, dem 14.2.2016 gab es auf NBC eine Dokumentation "More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics".

Dabei geht es u.a. um die Überfahrt des US Teams 1936 nach Europa mit Ausschnitten im Teaser, wie die Athleten auf dem Schiff trainierten und Interviews mit dem Schwimmern Adolph Kiefer und Iris Cummings Critchell und dem Kanufahrer John Lysak, sowie den drei Töchtern von Jesse Owens.

Jesse Owens ist weiterhin das Sportidol in den USA.

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RACE Official Teaser Trailer starring Stephan James, Jeremy Irons, Jason Sudeikis, William Hurt and Carice van Houten.

Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy.

“Race” is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJgi9gCSfBg

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'More Than Gold': New Documentary on Legend Jesse Owens Airs Sunday

"More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics," a one-hour documentary on the track and field legend, will air on NBC on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Morgan Freeman narrates the film on Owens, who won four gold medals at the Berlin Games in the face of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Here's a clip from the documentary.

"'More Than Gold' will invite viewers inside the story of a pioneering athlete, who in the face of racial discrimination at home and the horrific theories and practices of Nazi Germany, performed at his best under immense pressure," Mark Levy, Senior Vice President, Original Productions and Creative, NBC Sports Group, said in a press release. "Viewers will experience the Games through the compelling memories of Jesse's surviving Olympic teammates, who were eye-witnesses to those events."

"More Than Gold: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics," a one-hour documentary on the track and field legend, will air on NBC on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Morgan Freeman narrates the film on Owens, who won four gold medals at the Berlin Games in the face of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Here's a clip from the documentary.

"'More Than Gold' will invite viewers inside the story of a pioneering athlete, who in the face of racial discrimination at home and the horrific theories and practices of Nazi Germany, performed at his best under immense pressure," Mark Levy, Senior Vice President, Original Productions and Creative, NBC Sports Group, said in a press release.

"Viewers will experience the Games through the compelling memories of Jesse's surviving Olympic teammates, who were eye-witnesses to those events."

"More Than Gold" includes interviews with Owens' 1936 Olympic teammates swimmers Adolph Kiefer and Iris Cummings Critchell and canoeist John Lysak and Owens' three daughters.

Source: NBC News