Movie Description

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

(2020)

Overview

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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Original TitleThe Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2020-08-04

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 09m

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Production CompaniesKimbia Athletics

Genres

  • Documentary