Bearing the Torch: Politics & the Olympics
Documentary
This film documents the first 100 years of the Olympics, and its most politically charged games: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin games, the bloody waters of the '56 Olympics, terrorism at Munich Games in '72, and the Dream Team in1996.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 1996
Details
Release year: 1996
Storyline
This film documents the first 100 years of the Olympics, and its most politically charged games: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin games, the bloody waters of the '56 Olympics, terrorism at Munich Games in '72, and the Dream Team in1996.
Top credits
Directors
Writers
Cast
See all 9 credits →- John Carlos — Self
- Jimmy Carter — Self
- Gina Hemphill-Strachan — Self
- Henry Kissinger — Self