Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

August. 05,2016      PG
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In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, Olympic Pride American Prejudice shows how all 18 are a seminal precursor to the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Blair Underwood as  Narrator

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Reviews

Cubussoli
2016/08/05

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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SpuffyWeb
2016/08/06

Sadly Over-hyped

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Phonearl
2016/08/07

Good start, but then it gets ruined

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Nicole
2016/08/08

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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