11 Oct 1970
The Great White Hope
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Race
The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Top Billed Cast
Stephan James Jesse Owens
Jason Sudeikis Larry Snyder
Eli Goree Dave Albritton
Shanice Banton Ruth Solomon
Carice van Houten Leni Riefenstahl
Jeremy Irons Avery Brundage
William Hurt Jeremiah Mahoney
David Kross Carl "Luz" Long
Jonathan Higgins Dean Cromwell
Tony Curran Lawson Robertson
Amanda Crew Peggy
Barnaby Metschurat Joseph Goebbels
Chantel Riley Quincella
Vlasta Vrana St. John
Shamier Anderson Eulace Peacock
Jesse Bostick Ken Seitz
Moe Jeudy-Lamour Mel Walker
Gaetan Normandin Frank Wykoff
Jacob Andrew Kerr Foy Draper
Dondre Octave Ralph Metcalfe
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