The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

69 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

Tom Ratcliffe

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Company:

Kimbia Athletics

Cast:
Tommie Smith

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John Carlos

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Harry Edwards

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Ralph Boston

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Mel Pender

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Crew:
Tom Ratcliffe

Director

Becky Paige

Director

Tom Ratcliffe

Writer

Selena Roberts

Executive Producer

Becky Paige

Editor