The athlete Plot
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.
The athlete Cast
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as Abebe Bikila -
as Onni -
as Charlotte -
as . The Priest -
as Coach Nega -
as Telephone Operator -
as Himself (archive footage) -
as Gunnar Krogsveen -
as Emperor Haile Selassie -
as Uncle
The athlete Latest Trailers
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