The Jesse Owens Story
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The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical television film that dramatizes the life and athletic achievements of legendary American sprinter Jesse Owens, particularly his historic performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Jesse Owens Story canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jesse Owens Story Context triple: [Adolph Caesar, appearedIn, The Jesse Owens Story]
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A.
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson portrays himself, dramatizing his historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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B.
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson is a children's picture book memoir by Sharon Robinson that recounts a family story highlighting Jackie Robinson's courage and legacy beyond baseball.
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C.
The Revolt of the Black Athlete
The Revolt of the Black Athlete is a seminal 1969 book by sociologist Harry Edwards that analyzes and champions the Black athlete’s role in the civil rights movement and the politics of sports in America.
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D.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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E.
The Four-Minute Mile
The Four-Minute Mile is a book by British middle-distance runner Roger Bannister in which he recounts his training, struggles, and ultimate breaking of the four-minute barrier in the mile run.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jesse Owens Story Target entity description: The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical television film that dramatizes the life and athletic achievements of legendary American sprinter Jesse Owens, particularly his historic performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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A.
The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film in which baseball legend Jackie Robinson portrays himself, dramatizing his historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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B.
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson is a children's picture book memoir by Sharon Robinson that recounts a family story highlighting Jackie Robinson's courage and legacy beyond baseball.
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C.
The Revolt of the Black Athlete
The Revolt of the Black Athlete is a seminal 1969 book by sociologist Harry Edwards that analyzes and champions the Black athlete’s role in the civil rights movement and the politics of sports in America.
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D.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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E.
The Four-Minute Mile
The Four-Minute Mile is a book by British middle-distance runner Roger Bannister in which he recounts his training, struggles, and ultimate breaking of the four-minute barrier in the mile run.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
ⓘ
television film ⓘ |
| about |
Jesse Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
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Jesse Owens’ early life and career ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Robert Steadman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | J. A. C. Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
1936 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berlin Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ track and field athletics ⓘ |
| director | Richard Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Les Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | two-part television film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
sports film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
overcoming racism
ⓘ
sportsmanship ⓘ triumph of human spirit ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jesse Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
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Jesse Owens as adult ⓘ Jesse Owens as child ⓘ Luz Long NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Franklin R. Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sultan-Howard Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 188 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
| stars |
Bob Banks
NERFINISHED
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Debbie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorian Harewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Lew Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Arne Sultan
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Jesse Owens Story Description of subject: The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical television film that dramatizes the life and athletic achievements of legendary American sprinter Jesse Owens, particularly his historic performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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