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Maratón (English title The Marathon) is a 1968 Czechoslovak film celebrating the liberation of Prague by Red Army. The film was directed by Ivo Novák starring Jaromír Hanzlík, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger and Vladimír Menšík.
The movie follows two separated storylines: In one, young Czech Ruda Střecha ( Jaromír Hanzlík) is liberated from Pankrác gestapo prison at the beginning of the Prague uprising, 5th May 1945. He meets young servant-maid Karla ( Jana Brejchová) and together they try to escape from Prague surrounded by German troops but they are inevitably drawn into the fighting.
The same day, Jarda Střecha ( Vladimír Menšík) older brother of Ruda, who fights as the soldier of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in Carpathian mountains hears about the uprising in Prague and is immediately transferred to Saxony. As the prewar truck driver he now becomes a guide to the 3rd Guards Tank Army of the general Rybalko ( Karel Höger) and witnesses the bravery and sacrifice of Soviet soldiers in their "race to Prague".
The story culminates by the liberation of Prague on 9th May 1945.
Maraton, in some languages Maratone and Maratón is a variant of Marathon
Maraton may refer to:
- Maratón (film), 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Ivo Novák
- Maratone Studios, music production company based in Sweden
- Maraton (album), album by Swedish singer Alina Devecerski
- Maratón Alpino Madrileño, trail running race that takes place on Sierra de Guadarrama, in Madrid, Spain
Maraton is the debut album of Swedish singer Alina Devecerski who had huge success with the debut single " Flytta på dej!" a prerelease from the album. The single reached number one in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.