Summary
Wartime drama Zbraně pro Prahu (Weapons for Prague, 1974) serves as a quintessential example of “normalisation” era regime propaganda. Written by Jaroslav Dietl, and directed by regime loyalist Ivo Toman, the film is set in early May 1945, during the events of the Prague Uprising when Czechs rose up against their Nazi oppressors. Casting aside the potential risks, railway workers from the countryside decide to lend a helping hand to their urban insurgent compatriots. Karel Hlušička and Jiří Kodet star as the heroic railwaymen, while director Kodet also cast his wife Slávka Budínová (she appeared in a number of his films) as the wife of a military officer.
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