The Athlete (2009)

Name: The Athlete
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 09 Mar 2009
Rating: 5.90
Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi

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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.

Release: Mar 09, 2009

Runtime: 92 minutes

Language: , English

Studio: Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta

Country: Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America

Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn, Johnny Ashenafi, Woyneshet Belachew

Crew: Davey Frankel (Director), Rasselas Lakew (Director), Rasselas Lakew (Writer), Davey Frankel (Writer), Mikael Awake (Writer), Rasselas Lakew (Producer)

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