Oratorio for Prague (1968)

Oratorio for Prague

1968

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Jan Němec

Cast

Alexander Dubček as Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin as Self (archive footage)

Čestmír Císař as Self (archive footage)

Gene Moskowitz as Commentary (voice)

Jan Němec as Self

Josef Smrkovský as Self (archive footage)

Ludvík Svoboda as Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu as Self (archive footage)