'More Than Gold': New Documentary on Legend Jesse Owens Airs Sunday ©Sportmuseum Berlin/Forum für Sportgeschichte
‚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
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