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A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.
Keywords
vietnam war
olympic games
fbi
protest
black panther party
racism
human rights
political protest
desegregation
radical politics
athletics
olympic athlete
1960s
sports politics
human rights protest
anti-blackness
civil rights movement
black power
cointel pro
boycott
san jose, california
Casts
Colin Salmon
Narrator (voice)
Edwin Moses
Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Self
Delroy Lindo
Self
Steven Millner
Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Harry Edwards
Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Lee Evans
Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Tommie Smith
Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Art Simburg
Self - Former San Jose State student
Lynda Huey
Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Avery Brundage
Self (archive footage)
Dave Zirin
Sports journalist and commentator
Douglas Hartmann
Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Ken Noel
Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights
Ralph Boston
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
Bob Beamon
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968
Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
Ben Carrington
Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Paul Hoffman
Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972
John Carlos
Self (archive footage)
Peter Norman
Self (archive footage)
Gary Younge
Self - Guardian Columnist
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Crews
Ian Watts
Director of Photography
Dan Coles
Colorist
Richard Klein
Executive Producer
Adam Richardson
Editor
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Geoff Small
Director
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Richard Cradick
Online Editor
Kath Pollard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Backdrops & Posters
