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The Athlete
Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.
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Cast
- Rasselas LakewAbebe Bikila
Dag MalmbergOnni
Ruta GedmintasCharlotte- Abba Waka Dessalegn. The Priest
- Johnny AshenafiCoach Nega
- Woyneshet BelachewTelephone Operator
Abebe BikilaHimself (archive footage)- Arne BoysenGunnar Krogsveen
- Yeneneh EzraEmperor Haile Selassie
- Fekadu GemechuUncle
- Mersha GetahunBartender
- Tigist GurmaMotel Manager
Benito MussoliniHimself (archive footage)
Hristo PetkovArchery coach
Details
- Director
- Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel
- Writers
- Mikael Awake, Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
- Release date
- March 9, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta
