The Athlete

Movie

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Genre(s): Drama, History
Language(s): English
Director(s): Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel
Cast(s): Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abebe Bikila, Benito Mussolini, Hristo Petkov See all Cast & Crew

Duration: 1h 32min
Award(s): Panavision Spirit for Independent Cinema 2010 (Nominated) Awards List
Similar To: The Smashing Machine, The Apprentice
Story:
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.
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Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes

The Athlete Trailer HD

The Athlete - Cast

Dag Malmberg Onni

Ruta Gedmintas Charlotte

Abebe Bikila Himself (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini Himself (archive footage)

Hristo Petkov Archery coach

Rasselas Lakew Abebe Bikila

Abba Waka Dessalegn . The Priest

Johnny Ashenafi Coach Nega

Woyneshet Belachew Telephone Operator

Arne Boysen Gunnar Krogsveen

Yeneneh Ezra Emperor Haile Selassie

Fekadu Gemechu Uncle

Mersha Getahun Bartender

Tigist Gurma Motel Manager

Ekaterina Petrova Journalist

Assefa Tegene Male Border Guard

Zelalem Yetagesu Rude Officer

The Athlete - Crew

Darryn Welch Production

Mesereta Argaw Production

Chris Ouwinga Production

Rasselas Lakew Directing

Susannah Ludwig Production

Davey Frankel Directing

Mikael Awake Writing

Matt Mayer Editing

The Athlete - IMAGE GALLERY

STORY

Story

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.

AWARDS

Nominations

Panavision Spirit for Independent Cinema Award

2010

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Official submission of Ethiopia for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 83th Academy Awards in 2011.

Popular Dialogues

"Abebe Bikila: It is for others to dwell on the victory. But for a champion, the lasting memory is always the loss in the race unfinished. It is this race which makes a nation's hero or merely a man. My race is now unfinished. And I'm just Abebe Bikila"

"Title card: [at the beginning of the film] "... the distant Ethiopians, the father outposts of mankind, half of whom live where the sun goes down, half where the sun rises." Homer, The Odyssey"