The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)
A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
A drama that tells the story of the physician and politician MUDr. František Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubček, Černík, Smrkovský, Špaček and Šimon). He was the only Czechoslovak politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat of liquidation, and not to sign the Moscow Protovol which meant agreeing to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Director: Petr Nikolaev
Genre: Drama, History
Release Date: May 25, 2023
Cast
- Tomáš Töpfer - František Kriegel
- Zuzana Mauréry - Riva Krieglová
- Adrian Jastraban - Gustav Husák
- Oleksandr Ihnatusha - Leonid Brezhnev
- Alois Švehlík - President Svoboda
- Jiří Ployhar - Oldřich Černík
- Daniel Heriban - Alexander Dubček
- Přemysl Bureš - Josef Smrkovský
- Jaroslav Mendel - Vasil Bilak
- Zuzana Kajnarová - Zora Hynská
Screenplay
Cinematography: Ramūnas Greičius
Production: Bio Illusion, Artbox, Insight Media Producing Center
Country: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
prague spring (1968), 1960s
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Man Who Stood In the Way about?
- A drama that tells the story of the physician and politician MUDr. František Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubček, Černík, Smrkovský, Špaček and Šimon). He was the only Czechoslovak politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat of liquidation, and not to sign the Moscow Protovol which meant agreeing to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
- Who directed The Man Who Stood In the Way?
- The Man Who Stood In the Way was directed by Petr Nikolaev.
- Who stars in The Man Who Stood In the Way?
- The Man Who Stood In the Way stars Tomáš Töpfer, Zuzana Mauréry, Adrian Jastraban, Oleksandr Ihnatusha, Alois Švehlík, Jiří Ployhar.
- What genre is The Man Who Stood In the Way?
- The Man Who Stood In the Way is a Drama, History film.
- Where was The Man Who Stood In the Way produced?
- The Man Who Stood In the Way was produced in Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine.