The Liberation of Prague
1977, Czech. Directed by Otakar Vávra.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Vladimír ŠmeralDr. Václav Vacek
- František VicenaRudolf Čapek
- Josef VětrovecFrantišek Hrubý
- Ota SklenčkaAlbert Pražák
- Josef SomrDr. František Grospič
- Dmytro FrankoGeneral Rybalko
- Sergey PolezhaevMarshal Konev
- Gunnar MöllerAdolf Hitler
- Wilhelm Koch-HoogeGeneral Toussaint
- Günter NaumannField Marshal Schörner
- Jaroslav RozsívalAntonín Horák
- Jaroslava TicháBožena Horáková
Details
- Released
- 6 May 1977
- Original title
- Osvobození Prahy
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Miloslav Fábera, Otakar Vávra
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The Liberation of Prague runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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The Liberation of Prague isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 May 1977. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Liberation of Prague?
The Liberation of Prague (1977) was directed by Otakar Vávra and stars Vladimír Šmeral, František Vicena, Josef Větrovec.