Als Abebe Bikila 1960 barfuß den olympischen Marathon gewann, jubelte ihm die ganze Welt zu und wusste doch nichts über den unbekannten Äthiopier über seine Kindheit in einem Dorf in der äthiopischen Hochebene, seinen Willen zu laufen, sein Land mit dem uralten [...]
Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and again, wearing shoes, in Tokyo in 1964, becoming the first person to win the most grueling of all human contests twice. Born in rural Ethiopia in [...]
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Released: 2008 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the marathon running barefoot in Rome in 1960 and won again wearing shoes in Tokyo in 1964, becoming the first person to win the most gruelling of all human contests twice.
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Released: 04.09.2006 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Phoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. This is the story of a life characterized by beatings, rapes and humiliation, and the "Bandit Queen's" road to freedom.
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Released: 1996 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)