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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Aug 4, 2020 · 1h 9m
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PLOT

It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.

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Tommie Smith
Self
John Carlos
Self
Harry Edwards
Self
Ralph Boston
Self
Mel Pender
Self
Paul Hoffman
Self
Cleve Livingston
Self
Patty VanWolvelaere
Self
Directed by Tom Ratcliffe

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Kimbia Athletics
Country
US
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