Salute

2h
Documentary
6.6

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Matt Norman
Director, Writer, Producer
John Leonard
Editor
Jane Moran
Editor
Marty Smith
Director of Photography
Thomas Augsberger
Executive Producer
Shana Levine
Executive Producer
Dean Murphy
Executive Producer
David Redman
Producer
Scott Findlay
Sound Designer
Michael Slater
Sound Designer
Ralph Moser
Visual Effects
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer

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