"Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose 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."
Stephan James
as Jesse Owens
Jason Sudeikis
as Larry Snyder
Eli Goree
as Dave Albritton
Shanice Banton
as Ruth Solomon
Carice van Houten
as Leni Riefenstahl
Jeremy Irons
as Avery Brundage
William Hurt
as Jeremiah Mahoney
David Kross
as Carl "Luz" Long
Jonathan Higgins
as Dean Cromwell
Tony Curran
as Lawson Robertson
Amanda Crew
as Peggy
Barnaby Metschurat
as Joseph Goebbels
Chantel Riley
as Quincella
Vlasta Vrana
as St. John
Shamier Anderson
as Eulace Peacock
Jesse Bostick
as Ken Seitz
Moe Jeudy-Lamour
as Mel Walker
Gaetan Normandin
as Frank Wykoff
Jacob Andrew Kerr
as Foy Draper
Dondre Octave
as Ralph Metcalfe
Jeremy Ferdman
as Marty Glickman
Giacomo Gianniotti
as Sam Stoller
Tim McInnerny
as Charles Sherrill
Jonathan Aris
as Alfred J. Lill
Nicholas Woodeson
as Fred Rubien
Larry Day
as Francis Schmidt
Jon McLaren
as Trent
Michèle Lonsdale Smith
as Emma Owens
Andrew Moodie
as Henry Owens
Adrian Zwicker
as Adolf Hitler
Bruno Bruni, Jr.
as Hans Ertl
Marcus Bluhm
as Wolfgang Furstner
Glynn Turman
as Harry E. Davis
Manuel Sinor
as Franz Miller
Anthony Sherwood
as Rev. Ernest Hall
Justus Carrière
as Carl Diem
Karl Graboshas
as Adolf Dassler
Daniel Harroch
as Desk Clerk
Matt Keyes
as Reporter
Steffen Mennekes
as Journalist
Ricky Watson
Frank Schorpion
as Doorman
Milo Larratt
as Elevator Boy
Anian Zollner
as Hans Von Tschammer
Eric Davis
as Ferry Field Official
Tim Post
as Phil Diamond
John Maclaren
as Ferry Field Announcer
James R. Murray
as Brownshirt
Matthias Günther
Stefan Langel
Arthur Holden
as Rudolf Dassler
Lucinda Davis
as Beauty Parlor Boss
Jaa Smith-Johnson
as Sylvester Owens
Rodney Ramsey
as Henry Owens Jr.
Hank Palmer
as Quincy Owens
Jacquy Bidjeck
as Laverne Owens
Yvanna-Rose Leblanc
as Four-Year-Old Gloria Owens
Kayla Stewat
as Two-and-Half-Year-Old Gloria Owens
Jeff Burrell
as Radio Announcer
Kimberly Youance
as Local Girl #1
Andrea Carter
as Local Girl #2
Michael Bornhütter
as Jewish Man
Jana Reinhardt
as Jewish Woman
Aiza Ntibarikure
as Jazz Singer
Carlo Mestroni
as Boxing Match Announcer
Stephen Hopkins
Director
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
Christoph Bauschinger
Music Editor
Bertrand Calmeau
Still Photographer
Thibault Grabherr
Catherine Westgate
Visual Effects Coordinator
Cynthia Mourou
Visual Effects Producer
Mathieu Beaudin
Sound Effects Editor
Juliana Stenzel
Costume Supervisor
Ingeborg Heinemann
Set Decoration
Jeremy Robert
Visual Effects Supervisor
Luc Boudrias
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nathalie Trépanier
Makeup Department Head
Luc Dayan
Producer
Nicolas Manuel
Daniel Sauvé
Steadicam Operator
Jean-Philippe St-Laurent
Sound Editor
Réjean Goderre
Hair Department Head
Frederic Breault
CG Supervisor
Pierre-Jules Audet
Supervising Sound Editor
Julie Mignot
Makeup Artist
Gabrielle Marchand Roy
Stephanie Gorin
Casting
Andrea Kenyon
Stéphane Caron
First Assistant Camera
André Valade
Dietke Brandt
Set Costumer
Carole-Anne Hébert
Nicolas Delval
Arek Komorowski
Stan Sakellaropoulos
ADR & Dubbing
Andrea Gotowtschikow
Hairstylist
Isabelle Guay
Supervising Art Director
Christelle Deforceville
Assistant Costume Designer
Karsten Brünig
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Olivier Proulx
Sylvain Theroux
Christine Hantzo-Stoll
Louis-Philippe Rochon
Adina Herbell
Robert Mattigetz
Additional Photography
Jye Skinn
Animation
Kate Garwood
Dominique Séguin
Randi Wells
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
Claire Alary
Property Master
Mario Davignon
Costume Design
Thomas Tannenberger
Jean-Charles Levy
Peter Levy
Director of Photography
John Smith
Editor
David Brisbin
Production Design
Rachel Litz
Visual Effects Editor
Valeska Schitthelm
Caroline Guagliardo
Mathieu Raynault
Olaf Mierau
Jean-François Sauvé
Martin Lipmann
Jessica Kardos
Peter Skovsbo
Josiane Fradette
Noemie Poirier
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Joe Shrapnel
Writer
Anna Waterhouse
Peter Moss
Jérôme Décarie
Sound
Luc Raymond