TGM the Liberator

1990, 1h 3min -

Věra Chytilová employs a mix of photographs, archival footage, and reenactment to tell the story of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the Czechoslovak politician, sociologist, and philosopher who served as the first elected president of Czechoslovakia following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. Made in the wake of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that brought about the end of one-party communist rule in Czechoslovakia, TGM THE LIBERATOR pays tribute to a national icon who has come to represent the highest ideals of democracy. Show more

"TGM the Liberator" — movie produced in Czech Republic and released in 1990. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 3min. "TGM the Liberator" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!