| The Jesse Owens Story | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama History Sport |
| Written by | Harold Gast |
| Directed by | Richard Irving |
| Starring |
Dorian Harewood Dan Ammerman Bob Banks Tom Bosley Georg Stanford Brown LeVar Burton |
| Theme music composer | Michel Legrand |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Harve Bennett |
| Producer(s) |
Harold Gast Arnold Turner (associate producer) |
| Location(s) |
Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Editor(s) |
Richard Bracken Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Harve Bennett Productions Paramount Television |
| Distributor | Operation Prime Time |
| Release | |
| Original network | Operation Prime Time |
| Original release | July 9, 1984 |
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.