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Bearing the Torch: Politics & the Olympics (1996)
TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary

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Bearing the Torch: Politics & the Olympics (1996)

TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary

This film documents the first 100 years of the Olympics, and its most politically charged games: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin games, the bloody waters of the '56 Olympics, terrorism at Munich Games in '72, and the Dream Team in1996.

Director

Jeff Scheftel

Writers

Jeff Scheftel | Dianah Wynter (creator)

Producers

Phil Kruener | Jeff Scheftel

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Updated Sep 16, 1996

Release date

Sep 16, 1996 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
John Carlos Self Self See fewer	Swagger (2021)
Jimmy Carter Self Self See fewer	The American President (2000)
Gina Hemphill-Strachan Self Self See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Henry Kissinger Self Self See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Bob Mathias Self Self See fewer	The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Mark Spitz Self Self See fewer	Emergency! (1972)