The Liberation of Prague (1977)
Osvobození Prahy
On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.
- Date of release
- 1977-05-06
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Director
- Otakar Vávra
- Collection
- The War Trilogy
Casting
- Vladimír Šmeral — Dr. Václav Vacek
- František Vicena — Rudolf Čapek
- Josef Větrovec — František Hrubý
- Ota Sklenčka — Albert Pražák
- Josef Somr — Dr. František Grospič
- Dmytro Franko — General Rybalko
- Sergey Polezhaev — Marshal Konev
- Gunnar Möller — Adolf Hitler
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge — General Toussaint
- Günter Naumann — Field Marshal Schörner
- Jaroslav Rozsíval — Antonín Horák
- Jaroslava Tichá — Božena Horáková
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