Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute
Release: 2008-07-09
·Runtime: 59m
Documentary
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Tigerlily Films
Cast
Kwame Kwei-Armah
as Self
Delroy Lindo
as Self
Kwame Ture
as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Younge
as Self - Guardian Columnist
Colin Salmon
as Narrator (voice)
Harry Edwards
as Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Tommie Smith
as Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Malcolm X
as Self (archive footage)
John Carlos
as Self (archive footage)
Jesse Owens
as Self (archive footage)
