The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the WorldMovie
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.
About The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World is a 2020 documentary movie directed by Becky Paige, Tom Ratcliffe.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 9m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards, Ralph Boston. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
