The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)

The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)

A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union 2023-05-25 Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine 0 Min. PG-13
6.2 4 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Tomáš Töpfer is František Kriegel
František Kriegel
Zuzana Mauréry is Riva Krieglová
Riva Krieglová
Adrian Jastraban is Gustav Husák
Gustav Husák
Alois Švehlík is President Svoboda
President Svoboda
Jiří Ployhar is Oldřich Černík
Oldřich Černík
Daniel Heriban is Alexander Dubček
Alexander Dubček
Přemysl Bureš is Josef Smrkovský
Josef Smrkovský
Jaroslav Mendel is Vasil Bilak
Vasil Bilak
Zuzana Kajnarová is Zora Hynská
Zora Hynská
Miroslav Táborský is Dr. Smrčka
Lukáš Kantor is Josef Špaček
Josef Špaček