The Man Who Stood In the Way
A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
Muž, který stál v cestě
Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
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
Miroslav Táborský
Dr. Smrčka
Lukáš Kantor
Josef Špaček
Frequently Asked Questions
The Man Who Stood In the Way was released on May 25, 2023.
The Man Who Stood In the Way is a Drama, History movie.
The Man Who Stood In the Way has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Man Who Stood In the Way is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Man Who Stood In the Way was directed by Petr Nikolaev.
The main cast of The Man Who Stood In the Way includes Tomáš Töpfer, Zuzana Mauréry, Adrian Jastraban.
The Man Who Stood In the Way is originally in CS.