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Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
7.0
Released August 12, 1999Runtime 59min

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.

Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
Production Companies
  • HBO Sports
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Finances
  • Budget: $0
  • Revenue: $0
  • Profit/Loss: $0
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Cast
posterLiev SchreiberNarrator (voice)
posterNeil AmdurSelf
posterBob BeamonSelf
posterRalph BostonSelf
posterAvery BrundageSelf (archive footage)
posterJohn CarlosSelf (archive footage)
posterJohn CoatsworthSelf
posterHal ConnollySelf
posterWillie DavenportSelf
posterMichael Eric DysonSelf
posterHarry EdwardsSelf
posterGeorge ForemanSelf
posterDick FosburySelf (archive footage)
posterBud GreenspanSelf
posterAllen GuttmanSelf
posterErv HallSelf
posterLee EvansSelf
posterLyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
posterMartin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
posterRafer JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
posterJesse OwensSelf (archive footage)
posterAl OerterSelf (archive footage)
posterArt SimburgSelf
posterKen NoelSelf
posterPaul HoffmanSelf
Crew
posterGeorge RoyDirector
posterSteven SternWriter
posterSteven SternProducer
posterGeorge RoyProducer
posterRoss GreenburgExecutive Producer
posterJack RaybinAssociate Producer
posterHolly PetermanProduction Manager
posterBrian KeaneOriginal Music Composer
posterGeorge RoyEditor
posterKen WooDirector of Photography
posterTony SmallsDirector of Photography
posterG. John SlagleDirector of Photography
posterDavid PrykeDirector of Photography
posterRob NewmanDirector of Photography
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