Basic Info
Release: July 09, 2008
Runtime: 59 min
Status: Released
Black Power Salute
2008
59 min
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
TV Movie
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
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Cast
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)
Crew
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Richard Klein
Executive Producer
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Producer
Geoff Small
Director
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