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Oratorio for Prague
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Title: Oratorio for Prague

Release Date: 29 Sep 1968

Runtime: 29m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Gulfilms Houston

Production Companies: Gulfilms Houston

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (11 votes)

Cast

  • Self (archive footage): 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: Jan Němec
  • Commentary (voice): Gene Moskowitz
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