Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)

ALL 08/12/1999 (en) Documentary, History 59 Min
  • Release
    08/12/1999
  • Production
    HBO Sports
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.

  1. George Roy

    Director

  2. Story

  3. George Roy

    Editor



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  1. Liev Schreiber

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Neil Amdur

    Self

  3. Bob Beamon

    Self

  4. Ralph Boston

    Self

  5. Avery Brundage

    Self (archive footage)

  6. John Carlos

    Self (archive footage)

  7. John Coatsworth

    Self

  8. Hal Connolly

    Self

  9. Willie Davenport

    Self

  10. Michael Eric Dyson

    Self

  11. Harry Edwards

    Self

  12. George Foreman

    Self

  13. Dick Fosbury

    Self (archive footage)

  14. Bud Greenspan

    Self

  15. Allen Guttman

    Self

  16. Erv Hall

    Self

  17. Lee Evans

    Self

  18. Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  19. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Self (archive footage)

  20. Rafer Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  21. Jesse Owens

    Self (archive footage)

  22. Al Oerter

    Self (archive footage)

  23. Art Simburg

    Self

  24. Ken Noel

    Self

  25. Paul Hoffman

    Self

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 25 , Crews : 14

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Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999) 59 Min

ALL 08/12/1999 (en)
Documentary, History
  • Release 08/12/1999
  • Production
    HBO Sports
  • Original title Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.

  1. George Roy

    Director

  2. Story

  3. George Roy

    Editor

  4. George Roy, Steven Stern

    Producer