Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague by Jan Němec

7.10

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 as Self (archive footage)

Ludvík Svoboda

Ludvík Svoboda as Self (archive footage)

Josef Smrkovský

Josef Smrkovský as Self (archive footage)

Oldřich Černík

Oldřich Černík as Self (archive footage)

Čestmír Císař

Čestmír Císař as Self (archive footage)

Zdeněk Mlynář

Zdeněk Mlynář as Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu as Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Alexei Kosygin as Self (archive footage)

Jan Němec

Jan Němec as Self

Gene Moskowitz

Gene Moskowitz as Commentary (voice)

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