Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague (1968)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1968-09-29
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 29min
  • Language: Český
  • Production Company: Gulfilms Houston
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jan Němec
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Summary

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

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Ludvík Svoboda

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Josef Smrkovský

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Oldřich Černík

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Čestmír Císař

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Zdeněk Mlynář

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Nicolae Ceaușescu

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Alexei Kosygin

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Jan Němec

    as Self
  • Gene Moskowitz

    as Commentary (voice)
Directing Peter Hledík Assistant Director
Camera Stanislav Szomolányi Director of Photography
Camera Vladimír Vízner Director of Photography
Camera Rudolf Slezák Director of Photography
Production Miles Glaser Producer
Production Claude Berri Producer
Production Jean-Pierre Rassam Producer
Sound Ladislav Štaidl Original Music Composer
Directing Jan Němec Director

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