Salute (2008)

Trailer #1

The black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement. What part did the white Australian who ran second play and what price did these athletes pay for standing up for their beliefs?

Directed by Matt Norman.

Released in 2008 by Warner Bros..

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  • character-type: Athlete
  • character-type: Activist
  • action: Run
  • action: Pose
  • primary-genre: Documentary
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • secondary-genre: Documentary
  • secondary-genre: Sports & Fitness
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Controversial
  • prop: Photograph
  • prop: Gold Medal
  • setting: Racetrack
  • setting: Arena
  • theme: Politics
  • theme: Rebellion
  • theme: Consequences
  • theme: Choice
  • actor: Lyndon Johnson
  • actor: Dick Fosbury
  • actor: Judy Patching
  • actor: Harry Edwards
  • actor: George Norman
  • actor: Thelma Norman
  • actor: Ralph Boston
  • actor: Peter Norman
  • actor: Greg Lewis
  • actor: Paul Hoffman
  • actor: John Carlos
  • actor: Raelene Boyle
  • actor: Michael Moorer
  • actor: Cleve Livingston
  • actor: Cathy Freeman
  • actor: Martin Luther King
  • actor: Jesse Owens
  • actor: Robert F. Kennedy
  • actor: Bob Beamon
  • actor: Naseem Hamed
  • actor: Lee Evans
  • actor: Cordiner Nelson
  • actor: Payton Jordan
  • actor: Avery Brundage
  • actor: Christopher Kirby
  • actor: George Foreman
  • director: Matt Norman
  • producer: Dean Murphy
  • producer: Shana Levine
  • producer: Matt Norman
  • producer: Rebecca Norman
  • producer: Thomas Augsberger
  • producer: David Redman
  • cinematographer: Martin Smith
  • composer: David Hirschfelder
  • editor: Jane Moran
  • editor: John Leonard
  • role-name: Narrator
  • role-name: Himself
  • role-name: Herself
  • screenwriter: Matt Norman
  • year: 2008
  • studio: Warner Bros.