The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Name: The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
Director: Becky Paige
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-08-04T
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 4.0
Cast: Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards, Ralph Boston, Mel Pender

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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.

Actor: Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards, Ralph Boston, Mel Pender, Paul Hoffman, Cleve Livingston, Patty VanWolvelaere, Edwin Roberts, Larry Quested

Director: Becky Paige, Tom Ratcliffe

Years: 2020

Country: United States of America

Quality: HD

Production: Kimbia Athletics

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

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