The Athlete

The Athlete (2009)


  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2009-03-09
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language:
  • Production Company: Instinctive Film
  • Production Country: Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America
  • Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew.
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From 9 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Rasselas Lakew

    as Abebe Bikila

  • Dag Malmberg

    as Onni

  • Ruta Gedmintas

    as Charlotte

  • Abba Waka Dessalegn

    as . The Priest

  • Johnny Ashenafi

    as Coach Nega

  • Woyneshet Belachew

    as Telephone Operator

  • Abebe Bikila

    as Himself (archive footage)

  • Arne Boysen

    as Gunnar Krogsveen

  • Yeneneh Ezra

    as Emperor Haile Selassie

  • Fekadu Gemechu

    as Uncle

  • Mersha Getahun

    as Bartender

  • Tigist Gurma

    as Motel Manager

  • Benito Mussolini

    as Himself (archive footage)

  • Hristo Petkov

    as Archery coach

  • Ekaterina Petrova

    as Journalist

  • Assefa Tegene

    as Male Border Guard

  • Zelalem Yetagesu

    as Rude Officer
Production Rasselas Lakew Producer
Production Davey Frankel Producer
Production Mesereta Argaw Associate Producer
Production Susannah Ludwig Associate Producer
Production Chris Ouwinga Executive Producer
Production Darryn Welch Producer
Editing Davey Frankel Editor
Editing Matt Mayer Editor
Directing Davey Frankel Director
Directing Rasselas Lakew Director
Writing Mikael Awake Writer
Writing Davey Frankel Writer
Writing Rasselas Lakew Writer

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