Movie·1968·0h 29m
Oratorio for Prague
Directed By
Jan Němec
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Miles Glaser, Jean-Pierre Rassam
Cinematography
Rudolf Slezák
Music
Ladislav Štaidl
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
12 votes
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// cast
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)
// crew
Crew
Rudolf Slezák
Director of Photography
Miles Glaser
Producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam
Producer
Vladimír Vízner
Director of Photography
Claude Berri
Producer
Stanislav Szomolányi
Director of Photography
Ladislav Štaidl
Original Music Composer
Jan Němec
Director
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