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Czechoslovakia 1968 is a 1969 short documentary film about the "Prague Spring", the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. The film was produced by the United States Information Agency under the direction of Robert M. Fresco and Denis Sanders and features the graphic design of Norman Gollin.
It won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and in 1997, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress having been identified as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Original Release
12/31/1969
US Release
12/31/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonid Brezhnev | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Neville Chamberlain | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Alexander Dubcek | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ludvík Svoboda | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Directors
Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders
Writers
Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leonid Brezhnev | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Neville Chamberlain | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Alexander Dubcek | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ludvík Svoboda | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert M. Fresco | Producer |
| Denis Sanders | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1970 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Won |
