Synopsis
This documentary about Czechoslovakia covers the period following World War II, beginning with the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, up to 1970. The famous "defenestration of Prague" is one of the many events discussed. The son of Masaryk, the founder of Czechoslovakia, was forced to make concessions transforming Czechoslovakia into a communist state and in retaliation, was thrown out of the window of a government building in Prague. The joy of liberation from the Germans was swiftly followed by the miseries of Soviet occupation and later Soviet domination. This documentary abounds in wry visual ironies, including its final shot of General Dubcek.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Antegor
- Film exports/foreign sales : Doriane Films
Full credits (2)
- Editor : Marc Pavaux
- Narrators : Michel Bouquet, Orson Welles
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1971
- French release : 17/11/1971
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 37592
- Visa issue date : 16/02/1971
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Black & White
- Audio format : Mono