Invasion (1980)

Film details

Featuring

Paul Chapman Julian Glover Ray McAnally
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1980
Genre

Drama
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Drama-documentary about the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 by Soviet troops. Based on an eye-witness account of events by Dr. Zdenek Mlynar, then Secretary to the central committee of the Czech Communist Party.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Mylnar
    
    Paul Chapman
  - Dubcek
    
    Julian Glover
  - Smrkovsky
    
    Ray McAnally
  - Brezhnev
    
    Paul Hardwick
  - Kosygin
    
    John Woodnutt
  - Cernik
    
    Ewan Hooper
  - Kriegel
    
    Jeffrey Segal
  - Svoboda
    
    Hugh Morton
  - Bilak
    
    Alan Tilvern
  - Kolder
    
    Peter Schofield
  - Sadovsky
    
    Anthony Langdon
  - Simon
    
    Barrie Cookson
  - Spacek
    
    Michael Cronin
  - Husak
    
    Terence Soall
  - Jakes
    
    Michael Mellinger
  - Rigo
    
    Carlos Douglas
  - Indra
    
    Peter Miles
  - Piller
    
    Philip Anthony
  - Slavik
    
    Michael Wynn
  - Kapek
    
    Bill Croasdale
  - Svestka
    
    Cyril Varley
  - Barbirek
    
    John de Frates
  - Suslov
    
    Edward Jewesbury
  - Podgorny
    
    Alick Hayes
  - Chervonenko
    
    Brian Spink
  - Czech official
    
    Leon Eagles
  - Czech official
    
    Carol McCready
  - Czech official
    
    Arnold Diamond
  - Russian soldier
    
    Raymond Mason
  - Russian soldier
    
    Alexei Jawdokimov
  - Russian soldier
    
    Edwin Brown
  - Russian soldier
    
    Jon Rumney
  - Russian soldier
    
    Igor Gridneff
  - Russian soldier
    
    David Calladine
  - Russian soldier
    
    Derek Hockridge
  - Russian soldier
    
    Will Tacey
  - Russian soldier
    
    Geoff Tomlinson
  - Russian soldier
    
    Alan Frith
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Leslie Woodhead
  - Production Company
    
    Granada Television
  - Production Company
    
    Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
  - Production Company
    
    Belgische Radio en Televisie
  - Executive Producer
    
    David Boulton
  - Producer
    
    Leslie Woodhead
  - Producer
    
    Eva Kolouchova
  - Producer
    
    David Boulton
  - Script
    
    David Boulton
  - Photography
    
    Mike Whittaker
  - Editor
    
    Edward Mansell
  - Designer
    
    Roy Stonehouse
  - Sound
    
    Greg Bailey

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