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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31 December 1969
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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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01 January 1968
The Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin Yang follows the escape of the prince of Hsin Yang as he hides with a small family and escapes from the sacked and burning city.
14 April 1968
Emma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels.
17 January 1968
Fadime and Memiş, who are in love with each other, are children of enemy families. Their families oppose this relationship.
07 June 1968
The film follows the exploits of a small gang of jewel thieves who employ a little person as their ultimate tool.
01 January 1968
"In my film I suggest that there is no greater mystery than that of the protagonists. War and Love are simply equated for what they are; the aftermath is inevitable, and a normal human condition, for which like the ancients one can only have pity and understanding.
13 September 1968
A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic couples of lovers.
21 December 1968
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
22 April 1968
Captain Talat and Necip work in charge of the security chief Mansur Pasa. Talat fancies Necip's cousin Cemile.
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.
15 August 1968
Vellaiya is falsely accused of murder. On the other hand, Rani, a rich girl, struggles after the sudden demise of her father.
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.
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