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Josef Smrkovský

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Birthday: February 26, 1911

Deathday: January 15, 1974

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Oratorio for Prague

1968-09-29

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.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1968-09-29

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Elective Affinities

1968-11-08

Overview: Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin Novotny, a hardline Stalinist, stepped down and moderate communist Ludvik Svoboda was elected. Five months later, in August 68, the Prague Spring would end with the military intervention of the Warsaw Pact.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: cs

Release Date: 1968-11-08

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Josef Smrkovský

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Oratorio for Prague

Elective Affinities