The Athlete
Movie| Title | The athlete |
| User score | 5.9 |
| Release date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Davey Frankel , Rasselas Lakew |
| Production country | Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America |
| Production companies | Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta |
| Run time | 92 min. |
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.
Videos
The Athlete Trailer HD
May 28, 2012
Actors
See moreRasselas Lakew
Abebe Bikila
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
Tigist Gurma
Motel Manager
