Documentary · Czechoslovakia · 1968 · 1h 25m

Elective Affinities

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Director
Karel Vachek
Cast
Ludvík Svoboda as Self Oldřich Černík as Self Alexander Dubček as Self Antonín Novotný as Self Josef Smrkovský as Self Ota Šik as Self
Crew
Jozef Ort-Šnep — Director of Photography Jiřina Skalská — Editor Karel Vachek — Screenplay Karel Vachek — Story
Synopsis

Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin Novotny, a hardline Stalinist, stepped down and moderate communist Ludvik Svoboda was elected. Five months later, in August 68, the Prague Spring would end with the military intervention of the Warsaw Pact.

Mood & Themes
politicsczechoslovakiaprague spring (1968)
Key Collaborators
Karel Vachek Director Jozef Ort-Šnep Director of Photography Jiřina Skalská Editor Karel Vachek Screenplay Karel Vachek Story
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