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Osvobození Prahy (1977)

Osvobození Prahy poster
Directed by
Otakar Vávra
Genre
drama film, war film, historical film
Country
Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
2h 20m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is the third film in a trilogy that covers key events in Czechoslovak history. It focuses on the military operation to liberate Prague by the Red Army in 1945. The story shows the final days of World War II in the city.

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What happens

О военной операции по освобождению Праги см. Пражская операция. «Освобождение Праги» (чеш. Osvobození Prahy) — чехословацкий фильм 1976 года режиссёра Отакара Вавры, третий и заключительный фильм его трилогии, составляющий вместе с фильмами «Дни предательства» и «Соколово» эпическую реконструкцию событий истории Чехословакии от принятия Мюнхенского соглашения до освобождения в 1945 году Красной армией. За создание фильма режиссер и сценарист удостоены Государственной премии им. К. Готвальда (1977). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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