Oratorio for Prague (1968)

  • NR
  • 09/28/1968 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 29m

Overview

A unique document of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, what began as a documentary about the liberalization of Czechoslovakia evolved into a record of the entry of Russian tanks into Prague.

Jan Němec

Director

Cast

Alexander Dubček's headshot

Alexander Dubček

Self (archive footage)
Ludvík Svoboda's headshot

Ludvík Svoboda

Self (archive footage)
Josef Smrkovský's headshot

Josef Smrkovský

Self (archive footage)
Oldřich Černík's headshot

Oldřich Černík

Self (archive footage)
Čestmír Císař's headshot

Čestmír Císař

Self (archive footage)
Zdeněk Mlynář's headshot

Zdeněk Mlynář

Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu's headshot

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)
Alexei Kosygin's headshot

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

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