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Zatopek
Zátopek
Czech Republic, Slovakia / 2021 / 130 min
Fiction
Zatopek
Zátopek
Czech Republic, Slovakia / 2021 / 130 min
Fiction
His nickname was “Czech locomotive”. Eighteen world records holder, Emil Zátopek, is famous especially for three gold medals he won at Olympic Games in Helsinki. His success has never been repeated, and world athletics experts doubt it will ever be. Emil Zátopek´s grandiose success comes alive in the memories of his loved ones, his friends, and rivals. Ron Clarke, an Australian runner visited Zátopek in 1968. During their dialogue, we are transferred to the past, to the beginnings of Emil´s passion for running, his first success at the WCA in Berlin, his meeting with the javelin thrower Dana, his future wife, but we also learn about the increasing pressure of the communist regime.
Cast / Václav Neužil , Martha Issová , James Frecheville Writer / Alice Nellis , David Ondříček , Jan P. Muchow Story / David Ondříček , Jan P. Muchow DoP / Štěpán Kučera Editor / Jarosław Kamiński Sound / David Titěra , Jakub Čech , Pavel Rejholec Music / Beata Hlavenková Costumes / Kateřina Štefková Make-Up / Jana Dopitová Set Designer / Jan Vlasák
Release date / 26 August 2021
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