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)
Rudolf Slezák Director of Photography
Miles Glaser Producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam Producer
Vladimir Vizner Director of Photography
Claude Berri Producer
Peter Hledík Assistant Director
Stanislav Szomolányi Director of Photography
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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02 December 1968
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29 February 1968
Anthony Steffen, as a young gunman who works as a circus performer, witnesses the killing of some outlaws, carried out by their leader and is credited with the deed.
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.
29 January 1968
There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's Hong Kong musical orchestrated by a Japanese director and composer, it breaks through the ranks as a classic of campy kitsch.
01 January 1968
Judge Chandrasekharam is very kind and helpful to the relatives of the culprits. His wife dies after giving birth to a baby boy.
12 January 1968
Walter Bergman is a boring old travel agent. One day while away on a business trip, he starts hanging out with a group of young swingers.
13 March 1968
Centring on the legend of the four ancient Chinese heroines, the film was a novelty for audiences at the time, as the singing performance was in Cantonese and used huangmei operatic rhythms—a popular trend in the 1960s, yet it retained traditional flavours by using operatic luogu percussion in the battle scenes.
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