The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
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2020-08-04
It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.
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It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.
Released
2020-08-04
Runtime
69
Director
Tom Ratcliffe
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
Language
English
Production
Kimbia Athletics
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Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith
John Carlos
John Carlos
Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
Ralph Boston
Ralph BostonMel Pender
Mel PenderPaul Hoffman
Paul HoffmanCleve Livingston
Cleve LivingstonPatty VanWolvelaere
Patty VanWolvelaereEdwin Roberts
Edwin RobertsLarry Quested
Larry QuestedTom Farrell
Tom FarrellRichard Lapchick
Richard LapchickBrian Meeks
Brian MeeksFrancoise Hamlin
Francoise Hamlin