The Athlete(2009)
Overview
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.
Trailer
Cast
Cast
Rasselas Lakew
Abebe Bikila
Dag Malmberg
Onni
Ruta Gedmintas
Charlotte
Abba Waka Dessalegn
. The Priest
Johnny Ashenafi
Coach Nega
Woyneshet Belachew
Telephone Operator
Abebe Bikila
Himself (archive footage)
Arne Boysen
Gunnar Krogsveen
Yeneneh Ezra
Emperor Haile Selassie
Fekadu Gemechu
Uncle
Mersha Getahun
Bartender
Tigist Gurma
Motel Manager
Benito Mussolini
Himself (archive footage)
Hristo Petkov
Archery coach
Ekaterina Petrova
Journalist
Assefa Tegene
Male Border Guard
Zelalem Yetagesu
Rude Officer
Crew
Details
Original Title
The athlete
Original Language
en
Country
Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America
Production
Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta
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