Movie·1968·1h 25m
Elective Affinities
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
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The Story
Original title: Spřízněni volbou
Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin Novotny, a hardline Stalinist, stepped down and moderate communist Ludvik Svoboda was elected. Five months later, in August 68, the Prague Spring would end with the military intervention of the Warsaw Pact.
Cinematography
Jozef Ort-Šnep
Editor
Jiřina Skalská
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
Where to watch
Region: IN
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Cast
Ludvík Svoboda
Self
Oldřich Černík
Self
Alexander Dubček
Self
Antonín Novotný
Self
Josef Smrkovský
Self
Ota Šik
Self
Jan Procházka
Self
Josef Špaček
Self
Gustáv Husák
Self
Marie Švermová
Self
Miroslav Galuška
Self
Karel Kosík
Self
Radoslav Selucký
Self
Bohuslav Laštovička
Self
Jiří Hájek
Self
Eduard Goldstücker
Self
Čestmír Císař
Self
Karel Ptáčník
Self
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Crew
Karel Vachek
Story, Screenplay, Director
Jozef Ort-Šnep
Director of Photography
Jiřina Skalská
Editor
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