29 September 1968 Factual 29 mins
A unique document of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, what began as a documentary about the liberalization of Czechoslovakia evolved into a record of the entry of Russian tanks into Prague.
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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)
Peter Hledík Assistant Director
Stanislav Szomolányi Director of Photography
Vladimir Vizner Director of Photography
Rudolf Slezák Director of Photography
Miles Glaser Producer
Claude Berri Producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam Producer
Ladislav Štaidl Original Music Composer
Jan Němec Director
Oratorium for Praha Trailer
United States 28 September 1968
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One of the most powerful documentaries ever made Oratorio for Prague contains the only footage from the Soviet-led invasion of Prague in 1968. Czech New ...
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20 September 1968
Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.
05 December 1968
Five criminals are arrested after a bank-robbery. One escapes, and the police officer in charge of transporting them arrests a new person at random to cover up for his negligence.
01 January 1968
Three identical prints of a single 100 foot fixed-camera take are shown from beginning to end-roll light-flare, with a few feet of blackness preceding/bridging/following the rolls.
05 September 1968
A quirky family lives their simple but joyful life which centers around the youngest family member, a little boy.
01 March 1968
Documentary film produced by American Documentary Films and the Black Panther Party from 1968, honoring Huey P.
01 January 1968
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide.
24 November 1968
The historical background to the story is the transfer of 269 executed women to the Berlin Anatomy Department in the years 1939-1945.
10 November 1968
Two-part TV movie about the inadequate production methods of a chemical plant, which come to light due to an accident and lead to numerous complaints.
01 January 1968
Peter Drucker teaches you how to be an effective executive.
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