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Oratorio for Prague backdrop

Oratorio for Prague

6.8Sep 29, 19680h 29mDocumentary

Directed by Jan Němec

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.

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Cast

Alexander Dubček

Alexander Dubček

Self (archive footage)

Ludvík Svoboda

Ludvík Svoboda

Self (archive footage)

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Josef Smrkovský

Self (archive footage)

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Oldřich Černík

Self (archive footage)

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Čestmír Císař

Self (archive footage)

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Zdeněk Mlynář

Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Self

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Gene Moskowitz

Commentary (voice)