Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Ondricek’s epic account of Olympic gold medalist and multiple record holder Emil Zatopek, who attained legendary status in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Czech Republic has entered a film about a national hero in this year’s international Oscar race, but he’s a hero who was often ...

His running was never easy on the eye. His head rocked, his arms ‘slashed’ with elbows moving at right angles to his legs, and his face was etched through with agony. So clear was Emil Zátopek’s ...

FILE - In this July 24, 1952, file photo, British athlete Christopher "Chris" Chataway falls as Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia, followed by Alain Mimoun of France and German bronze medal winner ...

David Ondříček's handsomely crafted Karlovy Vary opener depicts Emil Zátopek's various athletic triumphs, but finds its heart in quieter domestic exchanges. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, ...

Zátopek, David Ondricek’s biopic about multi-Olympic champion runner Emil Zátopek, become a box office champ in the Czech Republic when it released late last August and is also repping the country in ...

A version of this story about “Zátopek” first appeared in the International Issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. The Czech Republic has entered a film about a national hero in this year’s international ...

David Ondricek’s epic account of Olympic gold medalist and multiple record holder Emil Zatopek, who attained legendary status in the darkest days of the Czechoslovak communist regime, makes for a ...