In Italian cinema productions the racewalking rarely appeared, compared to other sports disciplines, most of the time in a comical way. Everyone should remember the "little marathon" (in italian "maratonina") of the film Mamma mia che impressione (1951, directed by Roberto Savarese), with a blond Alberto Sordi in race together with real racewalkers of the period who acted as extras. Among these Mario Lelli (famous for having set the world record for racewalking backwards in 1952), Carlo Bomba (k...