The Liberation of Prague (1977)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1977-05-06
Runtime: 140 minutes
Director: Otakar Vávra
Top Cast
- Vladimír Šmeral as Dr. Václav Vacek
- František Vicena as Rudolf Čapek
- Josef Větrovec as František Hrubý
- Ota Sklenčka as Albert Pražák
- Josef Somr as Dr. František Grospič
- Dmytro Franko as General Rybalko
- Sergey Polezhaev as Marshal Konev
- Gunnar Möller as Adolf Hitler
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as General Toussaint
- Günter Naumann as Field Marshal Schörner
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