Year of the Revolution 1848

1949
58/100

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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...

Released

23rd December 1949

76 years ago

Ratings and awards

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    5.8/10

  • TMDb Logo

    80%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    58%

Directed by

Václav Krška

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Written by

Karel Josef Beneš, Otakar Vávra, Miloš Václav Kratochvíl

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