His nickname was “Czech locomotive”. Eighteen world records holder Emil Zátopek is most famous for the Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he won the run for 5 km, 10 km and marathon. Nobody has repeated his success and athletics experts doubt that anyone ever do so. Emil Zátopeks’ grandiose success comes alive in the document by David Ondříček in the memories of his loved ones, friends and rivals. (Czech Television)

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DIRECTOR David Ondříček, Jiří Volek

WRITORS David Ondříček, Tomáš Klímek

CAST Emil Zátopek (a.z.), Dana Zátopková, Karel Engel, Tomáš Verner, Vavřinec Hradilek,  Štěpán Škorpil, Risto Nieminen, Věra Čáslavská