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The Athlete

03/09/2009

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1hr 32min

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Drama

,History

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Rasselas Lakew
  • Dag Malmberg
  • Ruta Gedmintas
  • Abba Waka Dessalegn
  • Johnny Ashenafi

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Instinctive Film
    • AV Patchbay
    • El Atleta

      Production Countries

    • Ethiopia
    • Germany
    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • Amharic
    • English

    Cast

    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

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