Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jan Němec Director
- 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)
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