himself their leader by force, while Đenka is accidentally burned alive by the deaf Maksimilijan, while repairing the crematorium. The movie ends with a showdown between the Topalovićs and Bili Piton, in which Bili Piton is killed, and then a chase between Topalovićs and the police, with a scene abruptly cut just as raging Mirko attempts to run over a police officer fallen from a bicycle. Cast Bogdan Diklić as Mirko Topalović Bata Stojković as Laki Topalović Pavle Vujisić as Milutin Topalović Mija Aleksić as Aksentije Topalović Milivoje Tomić as Maksimilijan Topalović Radislav Lazarević as Pantelija Topalović Zoran Radmilović as Billy the Python (Bili Piton) Seka Sablić as Kristina Bora Todorović as Đenka Melita Bihali as Olja the maid Fahro Konjhodžić as Mr Rajković Veljko Mandić as Rajković's brother Bata Paskaljević as Older gendarme Dragoljub-Gula Milosavljević as Mourner (as Dragoljub Milosavljević) Miroslav Jovanović as 1st Twin Dragoslav Jovanović as 2nd Twin Milovan Tasić as The Giant Milan Janjić as Midget Ras Rastoder as Younger gendarme Stanojlo Milinković as Villager Vojislav Micović as Old man at cemetery Nebojša Terzić as Priest Đura Nikola Brodac as Deceased Awards The Marathon Family won two awards in 1982, including the Jury Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival and the "Best Actress" award at the Pula Film Festival, which went to Seka Sablić for her portrayal of Kristina. See also List of Yugoslavian films References External links 1982 films 1980s black comedy films Serbian black comedy films 1980s Serbian-language films Films about death Yugoslav films based on plays Films based on works by Dušan Kovačević Films about feuds Films set in Serbia Films set in Yugoslavia Films set in 1935 Films directed by Slobodan Šijan Films with screenplays by Dušan Kovačević Yugoslav black comedy films 1982 comedy films Films about the Serbian Mafia