Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague

Release date : September 29, 1968
Runtime : 29m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : Czech /
Director : Jan Němec /
Writers :
Production companies : Gulfilms Houston /
September 29, 1968 29m United States of America Documentary Czech More
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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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Alexander Dubček
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Ludvík Svoboda
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Josef Smrkovský
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Oldřich Černík
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Čestmír Císař
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Zdeněk Mlynář
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Nicolae Ceaușescu
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Alexei Kosygin
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Gene Moskowitz
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  • title:Oratorio for Prague
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1968
  • Runtime:29m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: Czech ·
  • Director: Jan Němec /
  • Writers:
  • 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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