The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
2020, English. Directed by Tom Ratcliffe & Becky Paige.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 4 August 2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Tom Ratcliffe
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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World?
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Who directed The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World?
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World (2020) was directed by Tom Ratcliffe and Becky Paige and stars Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards.