Year of the Revolution 1848 (1949)
Synopsis
The Czech revival movement is divided at the end of the first half of the 19th century. While the older generation, such as František Palacký, urges restraint, students lean towards radical positions. A report on the revolutionary events in Paris prompts Czech Prague residents to write down the demands of the Czech nation for self-determination and the proclamation of a constitution. Tensions peak during the All-Slavic Congress in Prague's Žofín. Vienna rejects the Czech demands and the congress is brutally dispersed by the Austrian police. Prague begins to build barricades...
Release Date: 1949-12-23
Director: Václav Krška
Top Cast
- Vladimír Ráž as Josef Václav Fric, student
- Václav Voska as Karel Sabina, spisovatel
- Josef Bek as Karel Havlícek Borovský, spisovatel
- Zdeněk Štěpánek as historik František Palacký
- František Smolík as Josef Frantisek Fric
- Helena Friedlová as Josefova matka
- Vlasta Fabianová as Bozena Nemcová, spisovatelka
- Zdeněk Dítě as Mikovec
- Soběslav Sejk as Nosek
- Jaroslav Mareš as Majzner
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