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Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague

SEP 29, 1968 · 29 MIN · DIR. JAN NĚMEC

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.

Cast

  • Alexander Dubček

    Alexander Dubček

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ludvík Svoboda

    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

    Nicolae Ceaușescu

    Self (archive footage)

  • Alexei Kosygin

    Alexei Kosygin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jan Němec

    Jan Němec

    Self

  • Gene Moskowitz

    Commentary (voice)

Crew

Director of Photography

Stanislav Szomolányi

Director of Photography

Rudolf Slezák

Director of Photography

Vladimír Vízner

Original Music Composer

Ladislav Štaidl

Producer

Claude Berri

Producer

Miles Glaser

Producer

Jean-Pierre Rassam