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2009    1 h 32 minDramat, Biography
6.629%58%5.9
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.
Directed by Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew

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  • Rasselas LakewAbebe Bikila / Reżyseria / Scenariusz / Producer
  • Dag MalmbergOnni
  • Ruta GedmintasCharlotte
  • Abba Waka Dessalegn. The Priest
  • Johnny AshenafiCoach Nega
  • Woyneshet BelachewTelephone Operator
  • Abebe BikilaHimself (archive footage)
  • Arne BoysenGunnar Krogsveen
  • Yeneneh EzraEmperor Haile Selassie
  • Fekadu GemechuUncle
  • Mersha GetahunBartender
  • Tigist GurmaMotel Manager
  • Benito MussoliniHimself (archive footage)
  • Hristo PetkovArchery coach
  • Ekaterina PetrovaJournalist
  • Assefa TegeneMale Border Guard
  • Zelalem YetagesuRude Officer
  • Davey FrankelReżyseria / Scenariusz / Producer / Editor
  • Mikael AwakeScenariusz
  • Susannah LudwigAssociate Producer

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