Directed by:
David OndříčekCinematography:
Štěpán KučeraComposer:
Beata HlavenkováCast:
Václav Neužil ml., Martha Issová, James Frecheville, Robert Mikluš, Jiří Šimek, Milan Mikulčík, Jaroslav Plesl, Jiří Rendl, Filip Březina, Štěpán Kozub (more)Plots(1)
Autumn 1968. The Australian record holder Ron Clarke arrives in gray Prague. Seeking to overcome the greatest crisis of his career, he has come to get help from his old friend and role model Emil Zátopek, four-time Olympic gold medalist and the most famous Czech athlete of all time – a man who, with impressive nonchalance, pushed the boundaries of human possibilities and took his place alongside other greats who transformed athletic competitions into unforgettable stories. David Ondříček’s fascinating drama about the life of the famous Czech endurance runner – a famous celebrity trying to live a dignified existence in a politically complicated time and also husband of Olympic medalist Dana Zátopková – is as captivating on the field as it is off. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Anna Schmidtmajerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cesty (2022) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Up End Down Symphony (2019) (theatrical recording)
Barbora Bočková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Suspicion (2022) (series)
Pavel Vacek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Smrt Hippodamie (2007) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Oskar Hes
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Dukla 61 (2018) (TV movie)
Zátopek (2021)
Jiří Krupica
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dukla 61 (2018) (TV movie)
Zátopek (2021)
We're Going to Team Building (2023)
Milan Vedral
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Happiness Is a Bliss (2020)
Radovan Král
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Smrt Hippodamie (2007) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Erika Stárková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Zátopek (2021)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Jiří Zeman
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Zátopek (2021)
Sametoví vrazi (2005)
Jiří Roskot
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Zátopek (2021)
Bludičky (2010) (TV movie)
Anna Sanders
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Courageous (2011)
Lenka Termerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
The Joke (1968)
Zátopek (2021)
Šimon Krupa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Slyšení (2017) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Eyewitness (2021)
Vojtěch Fülep
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Actor (2020) (series)
Zátopek (2021)
Up End Down Symphony (2019) (theatrical recording)
Petr Prokop
Czechoslovakia
Lukáš Křišťan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Zátopek (2021)
Wings of Christmas (2013)
Petr Krejčiřík
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Helmi Hyvonen
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Anna Cónová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dukla 61 (2018) (TV movie)
Doktor Faustus (2016) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Vladimír Čapka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (1999) (theatrical recording)
Doktor Faustus (2016) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)