Overview
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.
Cast
- Rasselas Lakew as Abebe Bikila
- Dag Malmberg as Onni
- Ruta Gedmintas as Charlotte
- Abba Waka Dessalegn as . The Priest
- Johnny Ashenafi as Coach Nega
- Woyneshet Belachew as Telephone Operator
- Abebe Bikila as Himself (archive footage)
- Arne Boysen as Gunnar Krogsveen
- Yeneneh Ezra as Emperor Haile Selassie
- Fekadu Gemechu as Uncle