Oratorio for Prague

September 29, 1968•0h 29m•★ 6.9

Documentary

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.

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Director

Jan Němec

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)