Oratorio for Prague (1968)

Filmmaker Jan Nemec and his crew risked their lives to create this historic documentary account of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia The awardwinning 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 neverbeforeviewed scenes taken prior to the invasion that crushed Pragues antiCommunist movement