Oratorio for Prague

Oratorio for Prague

29 mins | Documentary | Sept. 29, 1968

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.

Oratorio for Prague

29 mins | Documentary | Sept. 29, 1968

Oratorio for Prague
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Gulfilms Houston
Original title Oratorio for Prague
Directors Peter Hledík, Jan Němec
Writers

Cast

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)