The Man Who Stood in the Way

Summary The physician and politician MUDr. Frantisek 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 (Dubcek, Cerník, Smrkovský, Spacek and Simon). 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. View more details

The Man Who Stood in the Way

Directed : Petr Nikolaev

Written : Ivan Fíla

Stars : Tomás Töpfer Adrian Jastraban Daniel Heriban Alois Svehlík

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Genres : Thriller Drama History War Biography

Release date : May 24, 2023

Countries of origin : Czech Republic Ukraine Lithuania

Official sites : official site of Producer

Language : Czech

Filming locations : Kyiv, Ukraine

Production companies : Bio Illusion

Summary The physician and politician MUDr. Frantisek 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 (Dubcek, Cerník, Smrkovský, Spacek and Simon). 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Drama History War Biography

Release date : May 24, 2023

Countries of origin : Czech Republic Ukraine Lithuania

Official sites : official site of Producer

Language : Czech

Filming locations : Kyiv, Ukraine

Production companies : Bio Illusion

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