The Jesse Owens Story
| The Jesse Owens Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | Harold Gast |
| Directed by | Richard Irving |
| Starring | Dorian Harewood Dan Ammerman Bob Banks Tom Bosley Georg Stanford Brown LeVar Burton |
| Theme music composer | Michel Legrand |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harve Bennett |
| Producer | Harold Gast |
| Production locations | Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Editors | Richard Bracken Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Production companies | Harve Bennett Productions Paramount Television Domestic Distribution |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | July 9 – July 10, 1984 |
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more. It originally premiered in syndication on July 9 and 10, 1984 as part of Operation Prime Time's syndicated programming.