Oratorio for Prague backdrop
Oratorio for Prague poster
Trailer
Oratorio for Prague
7.1
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0h 29m
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1968
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Released
Overview
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.

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

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