Race

Release Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 Nationwide

Jonathan Aris, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Amanda Crew, William Hurt, Carice van Houten, Stephan James, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse, Stephen Hopkins, Eli Goree, Giacomo Gianniotti, Kate Garwood, Jean Charles Levy, Luc Dayan

Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar 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.

N/A Biography 2 hrs, 5 m

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Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar 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.

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Race is based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar 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. Race is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend.
Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com
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The film's director Stephen Hopkins last directed The Fugitive. The film's writer Anna Waterhouse last wrote The Gray Man and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins .

Producers
Luc Dayan
Kate Garwood
Stephen Hopkins
Jean Charles Levy
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Runtime
2 hrs, 5 m
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Language
English

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Race Theatrical Trailer Clip Image
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Race Theatrical Trailer
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Race Clip: Meet Jesse
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Race Clip: Sportsmanship
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Race TV Spot

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  • The movie is produced by Jean Charles Lévy for Forecast Pictures, Luc Dayan for ID+, Kate Garwood and Stephen Hopkins for Totally Commercial Films, Louis-Philippe Rochon and Dominique Séguin for Canada's Solofilms, and Karsten Brünig and Thierry Potok for Germany's Trinity Race GmbH.
  • Jeremy Irons will portray Avery Brundage, the head of the American Olympic committee who fought to have the 1936 Olympics take place in Berlin.
  • Jason Sudeikis will star as Jesse Owens' obsessive coach and mentor Larry Snyder, who, after a prestigious track career himself, became a coach at Ohio State University. Snyder coached athletes who set 14 world records and won eight Olympic gold medals.

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Release Dates

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Race was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 19, 2016 . There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Risen, The Witch and Crazy About Tiffany's.



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