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Black Power Salute

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Calorie Rating: 83
Released: 2008-07-09
Running Time: 59 Minutes
Studios: Tigerlily Films,


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.

Director / Directors

Geoff Small
Director


Cast

Colin Salmon
Character: Narrator (voice)
Edwin Moses
Character: Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Character: Self

Delroy Lindo
Character: Self
Steven Millner
Character: Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Harry Edwards
Character: Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Lee Evans
Character: Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Tommie Smith
Character: Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Art Simburg
Character: Self - Former San Jose State student

Lynda Huey
Character: Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Malcolm X
Character: Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Character: Self (archive footage)

Avery Brundage
Character: Self (archive footage)
Dave Zirin
Character: Sports journalist and commentator
Douglas Hartmann
Character: Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Ken Noel
Character: Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights
Ralph Boston
Character: Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
Bob Beamon
Character: Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

Stokely Carmichael
Character: Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Character: Self (archive footage)
Ben Carrington
Character: Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Paul Hoffman
Character: Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972
John Carlos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Peter Norman
Character: Self (archive footage)

Gary Younge
Character: Self - Guardian Columnist
Jesse Owens
Character: Self (archive footage)


Production and Crew

Ian Watts
Director of Photography
Richard Cradick
Online Editor

Dan Coles
Colorist
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Richard Klein
Executive Producer

Kath Pollard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer