A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his sources of inspiration and his revolutionary filming techniques.

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

The drama The Last Race recounts the true story of ski race in 1913, in the Giant Mountain peaks, and two pioneers of Czech skiing, Bohumil Hanc and Vaclav Vrbata participating. The story's third hero is the German athlete, Emerich Rath.