Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Jesse Owens / American Experience Films presents ; a Firelight Films production for American experience in association with WDR ; a production of WGBH ; produced and directed by Laurens Grant ; senior producer, Sharon Grimberg ; written and produced by Stanley Nelson.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : PBS, [2012]

Description:

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

metal plastic 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file region 1

Summary:

Despite Jesse Owens's remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the athlete struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched bias.

Subjects:

Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.

Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography.

African American athletes -- Biography.

Racism in sports -- United States.

Racism against Black people -- United States.

Racism -- United States.

Video recordings.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Biographies.

Other Author:

Grant, Laurens.

Grimberg, Sharon.

Nelson, Stanley, 1951-

Braugher, Andre.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Firelight Films (Firm)

Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Other Title:

American experience (Television program)

American experience (Television program). Jesse Owens.

Notes:

Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience on May 1, 2012.

Cinematography by John Baynard [and others] ; edited by Aljerno\n Tunsil ; original music by Tom Phillips.

Narrator: Andre Braugher.

DVD, widescreen, Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 surround.

In English with optional English subtitles.

Contents:

Breaking world records -- Hitler's Germany -- The 1936 Olympic games -- A forgotten hero.

ISBN:

9781608836413

160883641X

Publisher Number:

JESO601

Other Number:

772960455

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

328044

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 796.42 Jesse Ow