CZ

2009

52 min

Finished

The Trial H.

Proces H.

Directing: Martin Vadas

Synopsis

JUDr Milada Horáková (1901–1950) was a Czech politician, the victim of a judicial murder during the communist trials of the 1950s. She was sentenced to death in a construed case of conspiracy and high treason and was the only woman to
be executed in these cases. Her courage has turned her name into a symbol of resistance against the totalitarian power of the ruling communist party. The ten-part series produced by Czech Television is a reconstruction of the trial of Milada
Horáková, using authentic film and sound recordings made at the time, as well as personal testimony from eyewitnesses and historians. It gives a day by day account of the preparations for and course of the trial, and of some of the characters of
this trial stage-managed by the communists.The original 7 – hour film record made of the proceedings by Czechoslovak State Security during the nine days’ political trial of Milada Horáková, and the sound recordings from the Czechoslovak Radio Archive
and also stenography records taken during the trial and now found in the State Archives, have made it possible to compile a “direct transmission” from the courtroom. Authentic recording is supplemented by personal testimonials from eyewitnesses
and historians.
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