The athlete
Voltar- Rasselas LakewAbebe Bikila
Dag MalmbergOnni
Ruta GedmintasCharlotte- Abba Waka Dessalegn. The Priest
- Johnny AshenafiCoach Nega
- Woyneshet BelachewTelephone Operator
Abebe BikilaHimself (imagens de arquivo)- Arne BoysenGunnar Krogsveen
- Yeneneh EzraEmperor Haile Selassie
- Fekadu GemechuUncle
- Mersha GetahunBartender
- Tigist GurmaMotel Manager
Benito MussoliniHimself (imagens de arquivo)
Hristo PetkovArchery coach- Ekaterina PetrovaJournalist
- Assefa TegeneMale Border Guard
- Zelalem YetagesuRude Officer