
Oratorio for Prague
Documentary
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Alexander Dubček
Alexander Dubček
Self (archive footage)
Alexander Dubček
Self (archive footage)


Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda
Self (archive footage)
Ludvík Svoboda
Self (archive footage)
Josef Smrkovský
Josef Smrkovský
Self (archive footage)
Josef Smrkovský
Self (archive footage)
Oldřich Černík
Oldřich Černík
Self (archive footage)
Oldřich Černík
Self (archive footage)
Čestmír Císař
Čestmír Císař
Self (archive footage)
Čestmír Císař
Self (archive footage)
Zdeněk Mlynář
Zdeněk Mlynář
Self (archive footage)
Zdeněk Mlynář
Self (archive footage)


Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)


Alexei Kosygin
Alexei Kosygin
Self (archive footage)
Alexei Kosygin
Self (archive footage)


Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Self
Jan Němec
Self
Gene Moskowitz
Gene Moskowitz
Commentary (voice)
Gene Moskowitz
Commentary (voice)
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