The Athlete

The Athlete

2009
1h 32m
5.9

5.9/10

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Drama History
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Instinctive Film AV Patchbay El Atleta
Production Countries
Ethiopia Germany United States of America
Spoken Languages
Amharic English

Quick Facts

Original Title The athlete
Release Date March 9, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1130965

Cast

Rasselas Lakew
Rasselas Lakew

Abebe Bikila

Dag Malmberg
Dag Malmberg

Onni

Ruta Gedmintas
Ruta Gedmintas

Charlotte

Abba Waka Dessalegn
Abba Waka Dessalegn

. The Priest

Johnny Ashenafi
Johnny Ashenafi

Coach Nega

Woyneshet Belachew
Woyneshet Belachew

Telephone Operator

Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila

Himself (archive footage)

Arne Boysen
Arne Boysen

Gunnar Krogsveen

Yeneneh Ezra
Yeneneh Ezra

Emperor Haile Selassie

Fekadu Gemechu
Fekadu Gemechu

Uncle

Mersha Getahun
Mersha Getahun

Bartender

Tigist Gurma
Tigist Gurma

Motel Manager

Key Crew

Chris Ouwinga
Executive Producer
Darryn Welch
Producer
Rasselas Lakew
Producer
Davey Frankel
Producer
Rasselas Lakew
Director
Davey Frankel
Director
Mikael Awake
Writer
Davey Frankel
Writer

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