Black Power Salute (2008)
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.
- Released
- 2008-07-09
- Genres
- Documentary, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Geoff Small
Cast
- Colin Salmon as Narrator (voice)
- Edwin Moses as Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
- Kwame Kwei-Armah as Self
- Delroy Lindo as Self
- Steven Millner as Self - Professor, San Jose State University
- Harry Edwards as Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
- Lee Evans as Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
- Tommie Smith as Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
- Art Simburg as Self - Former San Jose State student
- Lynda Huey as Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
- Malcolm X as Self (archive footage)
- Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)