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.

Václav Neužil
as Emil Zátopek

Martha Issová
as Dana Zátopková

James Frecheville
as Ron Clarke

Robert Mikluš
as Josef Dostál

Jiří Šimek
as Stanislav Jungwirth

Milan Mikulčík
as Šéftrenér

Jaroslav Plesl
as Vousáč

Jiří Rendl
as Jan Haluza

Filip Březina
as František Krupička

Štěpán Kozub
as Hlavní delegát