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David Ondricek on the Long Road to Olympic Champion Biopic ‘Zatopek’

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Will Tizard ContributorDavid 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 powerful opening film at this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival.The director of “Whisper” and “In the Shadow,” who co-wrote the biopic with Alice Nellis and Jan P.

Muchow, says the ambitious shoot, with detailed period depictions of five Olympic competitions for the star runner and the role of his gold medalist wife Dana, took 14 years to materialize and presented the challenge of capturing the gut-wrenching conflicts of a champion’s life under a system that forced upon him the role of socialist success symbol.

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