Oratorio for Prague

29m
Documentary
7.1

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.

Cast

Alexander Dubček
Self (archive footage)
Ludvík Svoboda
Self (archive footage)
Josef Smrkovský
Self (archive footage)
Oldřich Černík
Self (archive footage)
Čestmír Císař
Self (archive footage)
Zdeněk Mlynář
Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Alexei Kosygin
Self (archive footage)
Jan Němec
Self
Gene Moskowitz
Commentary (voice)

Crew

Jan Němec
Director
Stanislav Szomolányi
Director of Photography
Vladimír Vízner
Director of Photography
Rudolf Slezák
Director of Photography
Peter Hledík
Assistant Director
Miles Glaser
Producer
Claude Berri
Producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam
Producer
Ladislav Štaidl
Original Music Composer

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