Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague

1968 en 29 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

Filmmaker Jan Nemec and his crew risked their lives to create this historic documentary account of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The award-winning work is the only filmed record of the invasion. Oratorio for Prague began as a study of the liberalization of Czechoslovakia and then continued when the Russian forces moved in. The gripping footage was broadcast by television, providing the first report of the event. In addition to the news footage, the film features never-before-viewed scenes taken prior to the invasion that crushed Prague's anti-Communist movement.

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Cast

Alexander Dubček

Alexander Dubček

Self (archive footage)

Ludvík Svoboda

Ludvík Svoboda

Self (archive footage)

Josef Smrkovský

Josef Smrkovský

Self (archive footage)

Oldřich Černík

Oldřich Černík

Self (archive footage)

Čestmír Císař

Čestmír Císař

Self (archive footage)

Zdeněk Mlynář

Zdeněk Mlynář

Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Self

Gene Moskowitz

Gene Moskowitz

Commentary (voice)

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