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.
Title | The Athlete |
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Year | 2009 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America |
Studio | Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta |
Cast | Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi, Woyneshet Belachew |
Crew | Rasselas Lakew (Producer), Davey Frankel (Producer), Mesereta Argaw (Associate Producer), Susannah Ludwig (Associate Producer), Chris Ouwinga (Executive Producer), Darryn Welch (Producer) |
Release | Mar 09, 2009 |
Runtime | 92 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.90 / 10 by 9 users |
Popularity | 2 |