Black Power Salute

Black Power Salute (2008)

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.

  • Release Date: 2008-07-09
  • Runtime: 0h 59min
  • Director: Geoff Small

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Cast

  • Colin Salmon

    Narrator (voice)

  • Edwin Moses

    Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

  • Kwame Kwei-Armah

    Self

  • Delroy Lindo

    Self

  • Steven Millner

    Self - Professor, San Jose State University

  • Harry Edwards

    Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

  • Lee Evans

    Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968

  • Tommie Smith

    Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

  • Art Simburg

    Self - Former San Jose State student

  • Lynda Huey

    Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

  • Malcolm X

    Self (archive footage)

  • Muhammad Ali

    Self (archive footage)

  • Avery Brundage

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dave Zirin

    Sports journalist and commentator

  • Douglas Hartmann

    Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

  • Ken Noel

    Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

  • Ralph Boston

    Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

  • Bob Beamon

    Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

  • Kwame Ture

    Self (archive footage)

  • H. Rap Brown

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ben Carrington

    Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

  • Paul Hoffman

    Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

  • John Carlos

    Self (archive footage)

  • Peter Norman

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gary Younge

    Self - Guardian Columnist

  • Jesse Owens

    Self (archive footage)

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