Oratorio for Prague

Name: Oratorio for Prague
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1968
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 6.9

1968 · 29 min

Documentary

★ 6.9

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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.

Crew

Director Jan Němec
Director of Photography Stanislav Szomolányi
Director of Photography Vladimír Vízner
Director of Photography Rudolf Slezák

Cast

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

Crew

Director — Jan Němec
Director of Photography — Stanislav Szomolányi
Director of Photography — Vladimír Vízner
Director of Photography — Rudolf Slezák

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Intermission

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