The AthleteMovie
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.
About The Athlete
The Athlete is a 2009 drama, history movie directed by Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 32m, production credits from Ethiopia, Germany, United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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