Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan ... Read allJesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 11 nominations
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- TriviaAt the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jesse Owens set three world records and tied a fourth in less than an hour. The feat has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport."
- GoofsHitler never snubbed Jesse Owens during the 1936 Olympics. On the first day, the chancellor insisted on congratulating only German athletes. The chief of the Olympic committee and his staff told Hitler that he had to congratulate all of the athletes or none, and Hitler chose the latter. According to Owens, Hitler actually nodded when Owens passed him.
- Quotes
Jesse Owens: In those ten second, there's no black or white, only fast or slow.
- SoundtracksWon't You Come Home Bill Bailey
Written by Hughie Cannon
Arranged by Wycliffe Gordon
Published by Chesky Productions, ASCAP
Courtesy of Manhattan Production Music and Chesky Records
Featured review
May take liberties with actual events
'Race' is an overall entertaining movie hampered by some fairly predictable flaws. It features pretty standard sports movie clichés, e.g., hard-ass coach with heart of gold, rival who becomes best friend, etc. The personal (melo)drama seems pretty mundane, and, as to be expected in historical dramas, certain liberties are taken with the facts for dramatic purposes. But there is interesting dramatic tension in the scenes in which the US Olympics commission debates boycotting the '36 games, and in Owens' personal struggle over whether to compete in the face of certain factions of the black community entreating him not to. The actual scenes of competition are presented in an exciting fashion. My favorite scene captures Owens' P.O.V. as he enters Berlin Stadium at the height of pre-War Nazi pageantry, Hindenburg flying overhead, Hitler waving in the stands to a thunderous chorus of "Sieg Heils." It must have been overwhelming. Carice van Houten plays Leni Refienstahl as a sympathetic character, defying Goebbel's orders to tell the true story of the 1936 Olympics, and Stephan James as Owens provides an enjoyable leading performance.
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- Also known as
- Cuộc Đua
- Filming locations
- Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany(Olympic Stadium)
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,206,207
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,353,922
- Feb 21, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $25,070,261
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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