

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
2020 Directed by Tom RatcliffeIt 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.
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Tommie Smith
....................................................Self

John Carlos
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Harry Edwards
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Ralph Boston
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Mel Pender
....................................................Self
Paul Hoffman
....................................................Self
Cleve Livingston
....................................................Self
Director
...........................................................Tom Ratcliffe
Becky Paige
Executive Producer
...........................................................Selena Roberts
Producer
...........................................................Michael King
Tom Ratcliffe
Writer
...........................................................Tom Ratcliffe
Editor
...........................................................Becky Paige
Production Companies
...................................................Kimbia Athletics
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Documentary
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