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
Mujdat Sönmez
Best movies:
In the Shadow (2012)
Zátopek (2021)
Monika Veselá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Filipp Mogilnitskiy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
The King (2020) (series)
Small World (2021)
![Josefína Krycnerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/805/168805815_wxc3py.jpg)
Josefína Krycnerová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Maria Theresa (2017) (series)
Garden Store: A Family Friend (2017)
![Václav Chalupa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268232_41ed43.jpg)
Václav Chalupa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
Les Misérables (1998)
Lost Gate (2012) (series)
Matyáš Kovář
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Betrayer (2020) (TV movie)
Far Too Personal (2020)
Maxim Najbrt
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Oskar Najbrt
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Mathias Joel Hlavenka
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Theodor Eli Hlavenka
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Antonie Režná
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Štěpán Jančar
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Norbert Šrámek
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Šimon Bumbálek
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Josef F. Soukup
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Ondřej Cihlář
Best movies:
Dechovka (2016) (theatrical recording)
Zátopek (2021)
Vosto5: Pérák (2020) (theatrical recording)
Antonie Hlavicová
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Václav Piluša
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Kryštof Leiský
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Jitka Krischová
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)