The Athlete
2009 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew |
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| Writer: | Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew, Mikael Awake |
| Staring: |
| 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 Date: | Mar 09, 2009 |
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| Director: | Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew |
| Writer: | Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew, Mikael Awake |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
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| Production Companies | Instinctive Film, AV Patchbay, El Atleta |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rasselas 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 |
| Benito Mussolini | Himself (archive footage) |
| Hristo Petkov | Archery coach |
| Ekaterina Petrova | Journalist |
| Assefa Tegene | Male Border Guard |
| Zelalem Yetagesu | Rude Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Davey Frankel | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Rasselas Lakew | Writer, Director |
| Mikael Awake | Writer |
| Matt Mayer | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rasselas Lakew | Producer |
| Davey Frankel | Producer |
| Mesereta Argaw | Associate Producer |
| Susannah Ludwig | Associate Producer |
| Chris Ouwinga | Executive Producer |
| Darryn Welch | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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