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'Maratn' (English title 'The Marathon') is a 1968 Czechoslovak war film celebrating the liberation of Prague by Red Army. The film was directed by Ivo Novk starring Jaromr Hanzlk, Jana Brejchov, Karel Hger and Vladimr Menk.

The movie follows two separated storylines: In one, young Czech Ruda Stecha (Jaromr Hanzlk) is liberated from Pankrc gestapo prison at the beginning of the Prague uprising, 5 May 1945. He meets young servant-maid Karla (Jana Brejchov) and together they try to escape from Prague surrounded by German troops but they are inevitably drawn into the fighting.

The same day, Jarda Stecha (Vladimr Menk) 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 Hger) and witnesses the bravery and sacrifice of Soviet soldiers in their "race to Prague".

The story culminates by the liberation of Prague on 9 May 1945.

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