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Black Power Salute

Movie 2008 Released
  • Documentary
  • TV Movie
  • 2008

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.

Black Power Salute is a movie first shown in 2008. Runtime is 59 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Documentary, TV Movie.

59mRuntime

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Black Power Salute
Release year
2008
Release date
July 9, 2008
Status
Released
Runtime
59 minutes
Genres
Documentary, TV Movie
Production companies
Tigerlily Films
Director
Geoff Small
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Cast

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Narrator (voice)

E

Edwin Moses

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Self

S

Steven Millner

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Harry Edwards

Harry Edwards

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

L

Lee Evans

Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968

Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

A

Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State student

L

Lynda Huey

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

A

Avery Brundage

Self (archive footage)

D

Dave Zirin

Sports journalist and commentator

D

Douglas Hartmann

Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

K

Ken Noel

Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

R

Ralph Boston

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

B

Bob Beamon

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

Characters

  • Narrator (voice) voiced by Colin Salmon
  • Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984 voiced by Edwin Moses
  • Self voiced by Kwame Kwei-Armah
  • Self voiced by Delroy Lindo
  • Self - Professor, San Jose State University voiced by Steven Millner
  • Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley voiced by Harry Edwards
  • Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968 voiced by Lee Evans
  • Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968 voiced by Tommie Smith
  • Self - Former San Jose State student voiced by Art Simburg
  • Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student voiced by Lynda Huey
  • Self (archive footage) voiced by Malcolm X
  • Self (archive footage) voiced by Muhammad Ali
  • Self (archive footage) voiced by Avery Brundage
  • Sports journalist and commentator voiced by Dave Zirin
  • Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota voiced by Douglas Hartmann
  • Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights voiced by Ken Noel
  • Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968 voiced by Ralph Boston
  • Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968 voiced by Bob Beamon

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