critiQs

Login Sign-up
Salute

Salute

# The story behind the image
Documentary
📜 Overview: The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less known is the part in that episode in history played by Peter Norman, the white Australian on the podium who had run second — and the price paid afterward by all three athletes.
💵 Budget: USD 1,949,120
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2008-07-17
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

Christopher Kirby original image
Narrator
Christopher Kirby
Peter Norman original image
Self
Peter Norman
Tommie Smith original image
Self
Tommie Smith
John Carlos original image
Self
John Carlos
Payton Jordan original image
Self
Payton Jordan
Larry Questad original image
Self
Larry Questad
Harry Edwards original image
Self
Harry Edwards

Similar Movies

5.5
Movie Name : Crusty Demons of Dirt
Release Date : 🕔 1995-12-22
Average Rating: 5.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In 1994 filmmakers Jon Freeman and Dana Nicholson had been accumulating footage to showcase a behind the scenes expose of …

10.0
Movie Name : Flying Between Giants
Release Date : 🕔 2023-02-01
Average Rating: 10.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview :

7.8
Movie Name : Ona Carbonell: Starting Over
Release Date : 🕔 2022-02-11
Average Rating: 7.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In August 2020, Olympic artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell became a first time mother, an experience that reshaped her life overnight.

9.0
Movie Name : F1 2016 Official Review
Release Date : 🕔 2016-11-25
Average Rating: 9.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Thirty four years after his father, Nico Rosberg, followed in Keke's footsteps to become Formula 1 World Champion, creating only …

7.3
Movie Name : Sachin: A Billion Dreams
Release Date : 🕔 2017-05-26
Average Rating: 7.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Sachin Tendulkar plays himself in this sports-docudrama that traces the life and times of one of the world’s biggest cricket …

0.0
Movie Name : The Right Timing
Release Date : 🕔 1942-10-31
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The importance of timing in athletics

0.0
Movie Name : Faded Glory: The Von Erich Story
Release Date : 🕔 2000-03-26
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : This is the story of the ill-fated Von Erich family, almost all of whom died tragically before their time. Intercut …

7.0
Movie Name : Spies of Mississippi
Release Date : 🕔 2014-02-10
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Spies of Mississippi tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation …

4.0
Movie Name : Chasse au gros en méditerranée
Release Date : 🕔 2004-01-01
Average Rating: 4.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview :

7.0
Movie Name : The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
Release Date : 🕔 2014-12-05
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A documentary on funk and P-funk and the bands and artists that made it all happen: James Brown, Sly Stone, …

7.0
Movie Name : Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
Release Date : 🕔 2008-02-11
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview :

7.0
Movie Name : The Celts
Release Date : 🕔 2011-03-01
Average Rating: 7.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A documentary about the Celts, the fans of the Bilogorac football club from the Croatian village of Veliko Trojstvo. Interestingly, …

6.0
Movie Name : Fisticuffs
Release Date : 🕔 1938-08-27
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow …

0.0
Movie Name : Karolyi
Release Date : 🕔 2016-08-18
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A look at Martha and Bela Karolyi's remarkable story that traces generations of gymnastics' most memorable tales, moments and champions.

6.0
Movie Name : Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
Release Date : 🕔 2006-05-24
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. …

0.0
Movie Name : Immersion
Release Date : 🕔 2019-01-07
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Immersion is a short conceptual film featuring wonder kid Axel Rosenblad. It is a sensorial journey into his surfing.

0.0
Movie Name : Triumph and Tragedy: The Story of the 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers
Release Date : 🕔 1987-08-23
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Flyers documentary. All about the 1985 - 86 season of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers 85-86 season...following their loss in …

6.3
Movie Name : Maradona by Kusturica
Release Date : 🕔 2008-05-28
Average Rating: 6.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.

Comments (0)