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The Athlete (2009)
Directed by Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel
Drama, History · 1h 32m
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
R
Rasselas Lakew
Abebe Bikila
Dag Malmberg
Onni
Ruta Gedmintas
Charlotte
A
Abba Waka Dessalegn
. The Priest
J
Johnny Ashenafi
Coach Nega
W
Woyneshet Belachew
Telephone Operator
Abebe Bikila
Himself (archive footage)
A
Arne Boysen
Gunnar Krogsveen
Y
Yeneneh Ezra
Emperor Haile Selassie
F
Fekadu Gemechu
Uncle
M
Mersha Getahun
Bartender
T
Tigist Gurma
Motel Manager
Crew
- Director
- Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel
- Writer
- Mikael Awake, Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
- Editor
- Matt Mayer, Davey Frankel
- Producer
- Darryn Welch, Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel
Details
- Original title
- The athlete
- Release date
- 2009-03-09
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Amharic, English
- Countries
- Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America
- Production
- Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta