Zátopek
Zátopek

Zátopek

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2021
2h 11m
6.2(18 votes)
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Lucky Man Films
Česká televize
Barrandov Studio
Azyl Production

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Václav Neužil

Emil Zátopek

Václav Neužil
Acting

Martha Issová

Dana Zátopková

Martha Issová
Acting

James Frecheville

Ron Clarke

James Frecheville
Acting

Robert Mikluš

Josef Dostál

Robert Mikluš
Acting

Gabriel Andrews

Ron's Trainer

Gabriel Andrews
Acting

Sinéad Phelps

Helen

Sinéad Phelps
Acting

Sean Brodeur

English Soldier

Sean Brodeur
Acting

Anna Schmidtmajerová

Unknown Role

Anna Schmidtmajerová
Acting

Filipp Mogilnitskiy

Soviet journalist

Filipp Mogilnitskiy
Acting

Roy McCrerey

English Commentator

Roy McCrerey
Acting

Daniela Hirsh

Translator

Daniela Hirsh
Acting

Kevin Michael Clarke

Disgruntled Spectator

Kevin Michael Clarke
Acting

Barbora Bočková

Unknown Role

Barbora Bočková
Acting

Filip Březina

Unknown Role

Filip Březina
Acting

Vladimír Čapka

Unknown Role

Vladimír Čapka
Acting

Ernesto Čekan

Unknown Role

Ernesto Čekan
Acting

Anna Cónová

Unknown Role

Anna Cónová
Acting

Richard Fiala

Unknown Role

Richard Fiala
Acting

Vojtěch Fülep

Unknown Role

Vojtěch Fülep
Acting

Karel Heřmánek

Unknown Role

Karel Heřmánek
Acting

Vavřinec Hradílek

Unknown Role

Vavřinec Hradílek
Acting

Tomáš Jirman

Unknown Role

Tomáš Jirman
Acting

Peter Kočiš

Unknown Role

Peter Kočiš
Acting

Kryštof Krhovják

Unknown Role

Kryštof Krhovják
Acting

Jaroslav Plesl

Bearded Man

Jaroslav Plesl
Acting

Šimon Krupa

Prague Commentator

Šimon Krupa
Acting

Josefína Krycnerová

Unknown Role

Josefína Krycnerová
Acting

Radovan Král

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Marta Maťová

Nurse

Marta Maťová
Acting

Milan Mikulčík

Unknown Role

Milan Mikulčík
Acting

Andrea Miltner

Unknown Role

Andrea Miltner
Acting

Adam Mišík

Unknown Role

Adam Mišík
Acting

Peter Nádasdi

Unknown Role

Peter Nádasdi
Acting

Petr Panzenberger

Unknown Role

Petr Panzenberger
Acting

Jiří Roskot

Unknown Role

Jiří Roskot
Acting

Anna Sanders

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jiří Šimek

Unknown Role

Jiří Šimek
Acting

Erika Stárková

Unknown Role

Erika Stárková
Acting

Pavel Vacek

Unknown Role

Pavel Vacek
Acting

František Večeřa

Unknown Role

František Večeřa
Acting

Jiří Zeman

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Oskar Hes

Unknown Role

Oskar Hes
Acting

Lenka Termerová

Unknown Role

Lenka Termerová
Acting

Jiří Rendl

Unknown Role

Jiří Rendl
Acting

Žaneta Zemancová

Teacher

No Image
Acting

Štěpán Kozub

Head delegate

Štěpán Kozub

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