Elective Affinities (1968)
Documentary showing the Czechoslovakian political landscape in March 1968, when president Antonin Novotny, a hardline Stalinist, stepped down and moderate communist Ludvik Svoboda was elected. Five months later, in August 68, the Prague Spring would end with the military intervention of the Warsaw Pact.
Director:
Karel Vachek
Writer:
Karel Vachek
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Ludvík Svoboda as Self |
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Oldřich Černík as Self |
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Alexander Dubček as Self |
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Antonín Novotný as Self |
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Josef Smrkovský as Self |
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Ota Šik as Self |
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Jan Procházka as Self |
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Josef Špaček as Self |
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Gustáv Husák as Self |
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Marie Švermová as Self |
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Miroslav Galuška as Self |
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Karel Kosík as Self |
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Radoslav Selucký as Self |
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Bohuslav Laštovička as Self |
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Jiří Hájek as Self |
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Eduard Goldstücker as Self |
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Čestmír Císař as Self |
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Karel Ptáčník as Self |
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Jan Otčenášek as Self |
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Pavel Kohout as Self |
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Zdeněk Fierlinger as Self |
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Josef Borůvka as Self |
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Vasil Biľak as Self |
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Josef Plojhar as Self |
| Writing | Karel Vachek | Story |
| Production | Petr Brada | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jozef Ort-Šnep | Director of Photography |
| Production | Stanislav Litera | Production Manager |
| Writing | Karel Vachek | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jiřina Skalská | Editor |
| Sound | Zbyněk Mader | Sound |
| Directing | Karel Vachek | Director |
| Crew | Václav Borovička | Dramaturgy |