The Athlete

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.

Country:

Ethiopia,

Germany,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Davey Frankel

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Company:

Instinctive Film,

AV Patchbay,

El Atleta

Cast:

Abebe Bikila

Onni

Charlotte

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Coach Nega

Crew:

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Director

Writer

Writer

Writer