Black Power Salute
2008 | 59m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Geoff Small |
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| 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: | Jul 09, 2008 |
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| Director: | Geoff Small |
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| Genres: | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Keywords | fbi, olympic games, vietnam war, protest, black panther party, racism, human rights, political protest, desegregation, radical politics, athletics, olympic athlete, 1960s, sports politics, human rights protest, anti-blackness, civil rights movement, black power, cointel pro, boycott, san jose, california |
| Production Companies | Tigerlily Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Ian Watts | Director of Photography |
| Adam Richardson | Editor |
| Richard Cradick | Online Editor |
| Dan Coles | Colorist |
| Geoff Small | Director |
| Kath Pollard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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| John Battsek | Executive Producer |
| Richard Klein | Executive Producer |
| Natasha Dack Ojumu | Producer |
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