The Athlete
2009
- Davey Frankel,Rasselas Lakew
- 1h 32m
- March 9, 2009 · Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 9, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Amharic, English
- Countries
- Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America
- Production
- Instinctive Film,AV Patchbay,El Atleta
- Cast
- Assefa Tegene,Fekadu Gemechu,Abebe Bikila,Woyneshet Belachew,Yeneneh Ezra,Benito Mussolini,Tigist Gurma,Zelalem Yetagesu,Dag Malmberg,Abba Waka Dessalegnand 7 more
- Director
- Davey Frankel,Rasselas Lakew
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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