Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
1999DocumentaryHistory59 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 g... read more

  • George Roy

    Director

  • Steven Stern

    Writer

  • Ken Woo

    Director of Photography

  • Tony Smalls

    Director of Photography

  • G. John Slagle

    Director of Photography

  • David Pryke

    Director of Photography

  • Rob Newman

    Director of Photography

  • George Roy

    Editor

  • Neil Amdur

    Self

  • Bob Beamon

    Self

  • Ralph Boston

    Self

  • Avery Brundage

    Self (archive footage)

  • John Carlos

    Self (archive footage)

  • John Coatsworth

    Self

  • Hal Connolly

    Self

  • Willie Davenport

    Self

  • Michael Eric Dyson

    Self

  • Harry Edwards

    Self

  • George Foreman

    Self

  • Dick Fosbury

    Self (archive footage)

  • Bud Greenspan

    Self

  • Allen Guttman

    Self

  • Erv Hall

    Self

  • Lee Evans

    Self

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Martin Luther King

    Self (archive footage)

  • Rafer Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jesse Owens

    Self (archive footage)

  • Al Oerter

    Self (archive footage)

  • Liev Schreiber

    Self, narrator

    • Runtime

    59 minutes

    Released

    1999-08-12

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    HBO Sports

    Sound

  • Brian Keane

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    1402 days ago

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