The Marathon (Maratón)

Maratón File:Maratón-poster.jpg Cinema poster Country Czechoslovakia Directed by Ivo Novák Release Date 1968 Language Czech Studio Filmové studio Barrandov Main Cast Character Actor Ruda Strecha Jaromír Hanzlík Karla Zelinková Jana Brejchová Pfc. Jarda Strecha - Ruda's brother Vladimír Mensík Marshal Pavel Rybalko Karel Höger Capt. Ivan Grigorjevic Goncarenko Petr Kostka Lt. Soukup Svatopluk Matyás Captain Sabatka Radoslav Brzobohatý Sgt. Stefan Jakubisko Ivan Mistrík Col. Danilin František Peterka General Schwarz Zdenek Stepánek

The Marathon (Original title: Maratón) is a 1968 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Ivo Novák. Against the backdrop of historical events Prague uprising in May 1945 develops a love story escaped prisoner Ruda Strecha (Jaromír Hanzlík) and rural maids Karla Zelinková (Jana Brejchová). Alongside the Red Army rushes to help Prague also the Czechoslovak military unit, whose member is Ruda's brother Jarda Strecha (Vladimír Mensík).

The following weapons were used in the film The Marathon (Maratón):

Handguns

Luger P08

Various characters are seen with a Luger P08 pistol.

Luger P08 9x19mm

Constable Kapišta (Jaroslav Moucka) guarding the prison carries a Luger P08.

Also the second constable Matys (Cestmír Randa) used this pistol.

A German warden in the hallway of prison pulls his sidearm.

One of the insurgents (Vilém Besser) in the school holds a trophy Luger P08.

The German commander (Antonín Molcík) in the school shoots from a Luger P08.

A Luger P08 is holding by German major (Karel Hlusicka) in the field camp.

Russian Nagant M1895

Captain Sabatka (Radoslav Brzobohatý) carries Nagant M1895 revolver.

Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).

Submachine guns

MP40

German soldiers and rebels, including the main characters, are seen with MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

The motorized patrol of German military police (Jaroslav Mareš and Jan Skopecek) with MP40 on their backs.

Karla (Jana Brejchová) took from the dead SS-men their weapons - MP40 and Karabiner 98k.

Ruda Strecha (Jaromír Hanzlík) sends the dose from submachine gun into the SS on the stairwell.

The SS-man (Karel Habl) with a MP40 in hand seeks Ruda and Karla on the roof of the house.

PPSh-41

Czechoslovak and Soviet soldiers carry PPSh-41 submachine guns.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Cpl. Jozka (Ivan Vyskocil) with his PPSh-41 in fight.

Jarda (Vladimír Mensík) gives a submachine gun in the sidecar motorcycle.

Soviet soldier beside a wounded officer holds a PPSh-41 submachine gun.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

Czech insurgents and German soldiers use mainly Karabiner 98k rifles. Also Ruda Strecha (Jaromír Hanzlík) seized this rifle as a trophy.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

SS-soldiers firing from a rifles on insurgents in a battle for the radio building.

A man in a truck (Josef Kemr) allocates to insurgents rifles.

Insurgents armed with Karabiner 98k rifles on their backs in the streets of Prague.

Ruda (Jaromír Hanzlík) loot during the battle for the radio building a German rifle.

Ruda is proud of his first trophy ...

Due to an mistake continuity in next scene has rifle the hooded front sight!

Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine

Some Czechoslovak soldiers are equipped with Mosin Nagant M44 carbines.

Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R

A soldier who operated the 45mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) carries on his back the Mosin Nagant M44 carbine.

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Ruda Strecha (Jaromír Hanzlík) found hidden in a closet the 12 Gauge Double Barreled shotgun.

L.C. Smith Cased hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge.

Ruda asked Karla for ammunition for the shotgun.

Machine guns

ZB26 Machine Gun

The German army add arsenal about the ZB26 Machine Guns. Those weapons capture also Czech insurgents.

ZB26 Light Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm

German watchman on the tower opened fire on the fleeing prisoners from a machine gun.

By the insurgents confiscated ZB26 machine gun is leaning against the wall next to the barricades.

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun

Czechoslovak troop is also armed with Goryunov SG-43 machine guns.

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R

This heavy machine gun is seen underfoot attacking soldiers on the left side.

MG34

MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG42

MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The SS men use the Model 24 Stielhandgranate during the church battle.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.

Military policemen - Pfc. (Jaroslav Mareš) and Corporal (Jan Skopecek) have grenades at his belt.

One of the Czech insurgents holds a Model 24 Stielhandgranate during the fight in the radio building.

Other

SPSh Flare Pistol

Russian SPSh Flare Pistol 26.5mm

Panzerfaust

Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead

82mm BM-37 mortar

82mm BM-37 mortar

45mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42)

German defenders opened fire at a Soviet tank from a 45mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42).

M1942 (M-42) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)

76mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

M1942 divisional gun (ZiS-3) - 76mm

100mm M1944 BS-3

Heavy DAK18 howitzer

Jagdpanzer IV

Panzer IV

T-34