The Liberation of Prague

The Liberation of Prague

140 mins | Drama, War, History | May 6, 1977

On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.

The Liberation of Prague

140 mins | Drama, War, History | May 6, 1977

The Liberation of Prague
On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Osvobození Prahy
Directors Petr Špás, Karel Brchel, Vladimír Zelenka, Lubomír Břinčil, Tomáš Tintěra, Miroslav Voštiar, Milan Kadlec, Otakar Vávra
Writers Miloslav Fábera, Otakar Vávra

Cast

Vladimír Šmeral

as Dr. Václav Vacek

František Vicena

as Rudolf Čapek

Josef Větrovec

as František Hrubý

Ota Sklenčka

as Albert Pražák

Josef Somr

as Dr. František Grospič

Dmitri Franko

as General Rybalko

Sergei Polezhayev

as Marshal Konev

Gunnar Möller

as Adolf Hitler

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

as General Toussaint

Günter Naumann

as Field Marshal Schörner

Jaroslav Rozsíval

as Antonín Horák

Jaroslava Tichá

as Božena Horáková

Jiří Krampol

as Lt. Karel Horák

Vítězslav Jandák

as Standa Horák

Renáta Doleželová

as Lt. Anka Kadlecová

Nikolay Grinko

as General Bradley

Pyotr Velyaminov

as General Lelyushenko

Gert Hänsch

as Karl Dönitz

Horst Preusker

as General von Pückler

Vladislav Strzhelchik

as General Antonov

Marie Vášová

as Fráňa Zemínová

Ladislav Chudík

as General Ludvík Svoboda

Bohumil Pastorek

as Klement Gottwald

Jiří Holý

as General Karel Kutlvašr

Mikhail Pogorzhelsky

as General Petrov

Gennadi Korolkov

as Sr. Lt. Goncharenko

Alfred Struwe

as General von Natzmer

Harry Küster

as Adolf Fuchs

Jozef Kuchár

as Richard Bienert

Vladimír Brabec

as Zdeněk Mančal

Bronislav Križan

as Sgt. Laco

Günter Drescher

as Paul Adam Soppa

Valeriy Nosik

as Ilya Shklovskiy

Günther Zschieschow

as Karl Hermann Frank

Jaroslav Satoranský

as Josef Smrkovský

Václav Mareš

as Lt. Col. František Bürger-Bartoš

Karel Hlušička

as František Souček

Rudolf Jelínek

as Police Officer Rosák

Fred Alexander

as Joseph Goebbels

Rudolf Ulrich

as Martin Bormann

Josef Langmiler

as Zdeněk Fierlinger

Jan Víšek

as Jozef Šoltész

Zdeněk Kutil

as Jaroslav Kučera

Yuriy Nazarov

as Sr. Lt. Kryukov

Yuriy Sarantsev

as General Paramzin

Bert Brunn

as General Müller-Gebhardt

Rolf Colditz

as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Bohuslav Čáp

as Josef Kypta

Klaus-Peter Thiele

as Eduard Zeinecke

Ulrich Teschner

as General Weinmann

Nikolay Penkov

as Lt. Leonid Burakov

Jindřich Narenta

as General von Briesen

Miroslav Zounar

as / Klement Gottwald (voice)

Vladimír Bičík

as Cpt. Rudolf Suchánek

Miloš Preininger

as Vlado Clementis

Stanislav Dvořák

as Dr. Vavro Šrobár

Ladislav Hádl

as Václav Kopecký

Jiří Tomek

as Dr. Josef Cyril Kotrlý

František Pokorný

as Josef David

Viktor Nejedlý

as Zdeněk Nejedlý

Jan Hartl

as Lt. Robert Konopa

Jan Kühnmund

as General Jodl

Bohumil Švarc

as Commentary (voice)

Ivan Malík

as Voice in Radio (voice)

Zdeněk Hess

as Voice (voice)