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Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes... more | add synopsisAwards:
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A solid, entertaining documentary about an important event. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Neil Amdur | ... | Himself |
| Bob Beamon | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Ralph Boston | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Avery Brundage | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| John Carlos | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| John Coatsworth | ... | Himself |
| Hal Connolly | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Willie Davenport | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Michael Eric Dyson | ... | Himself |
| Harry Edwards | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Lee Evans | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| George Foreman | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Dick Fosbury | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bud Greenspan | ... | Himself |
| Allen Guttman | ... | Himself |
| Erv Hall | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Bob Hayes | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Jim Hines | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Paul Hoffman | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Larry James | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Lyndon Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Rafer Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Payton Jordan | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Martin Luther King | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Charles Korr | ... | Himself |
| Marty Liquori | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Larry Livers | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Charlie Mays | ... | Himself |
| Jim McKay | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Steven Millner | ... | Himself (as Dr. Steven Millner) |
| Ken Noel | ... | Himself (as Dr. Ken Noel) |
| Peter Norman | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Al Oerter | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Jesse Owens | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bob Paul | ... | Himself |
| Jackie Robinson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Johnathan Rodgers | ... | Himself |
| St. Saffold | ... | Himself |
 | Liev Schreiber | ... | Himself - Narrator |
| Charlie Scott | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Bob Seagren | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Phil Shinnick | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Art Simburg | ... | Himself |
| Tommie Smith | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Bill Toomey | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Wyomia Tyus | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Jere Van Dyk | ... | Himself |
| Bud Winter | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Arturo Ybarra | ... | Himself |
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This is a solid, well-made documentary about the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Most of the action focuses on Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two track stars whose raised fists on the victory stand created a huge scandal and a storm of misunderstanding. The film tells its story well, but is hurt by the fact that John Carlos for some reason did not sit down for an interview with the filmmakers. Instead, the film treats runner Lee Evans as the second-most dramatic figure after Tommie Smith.
Evans is good on camera, and an appealing character, but he simply doesn't end up being that important. It's unfortunate that the makers couldn't get Carlos as an interview subject--it diminishes an otherwise fine film.