Oratorio for Prague ( 1968 )

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.

Top Cast

Alexander Dubček

Self (archive footage)

Ludvík Svoboda

Self (archive footage)

Josef Smrkovský

Self (archive footage)

Oldřich Černík

Self (archive footage)

Čestmír Císař

Self (archive footage)

Zdeněk Mlynář

Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

Jan Němec

Self

Gene Moskowitz

Commentary (voice)