Overview
Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Best feature film (2021)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2022)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Stadion Za Lužánkami, Stadion Evžena Rošického and Stromovka
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Music
Music by Beata Hlavenková
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Štěpán Kučera
Details
- Director
- Writers
- David OndříčekScreenplay
- Alice NellisScreenplay
- Jan P. MuchowScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 26, 2021
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
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In the United States
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Cast
Václav NeužilEmil Zátopek
Martha IssováDana Zátopková
James FrechevilleRon Clarke
Robert MiklušJosef Dostál
Jiří ŠimekStanislav Jungwirth
Milan MikulčíkŠéftrenér
Jaroslav PleslVousáč
Jiří RendlJan Haluza
Filip BřezinaFrantišek Krupička
Štěpán KozubHlavní delegát- Saji AbdelkabirAlain Mimoun
- Marek PříkazkýDělník Karel
- Štěpán LustykDělník Josef
Sean BrodeurVoják Anglie
Adam MišíkVoják USA
Karel HeřmánekVoják Československo
František VečeřaMistr
Kryštof KrhovjákMladý funkcionář- Vincent DittbernerKomentátor Berlín
- Milan CimerákKomentátor Kutná Hora
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