The Man Who Stood In the Way
Original title: Muž, který stál v cestě
“A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union”
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.
Top-billed cast
- AAlois Švehlík
- AAntonín Kala
- JJiří Ployhar
- PPřemysl Bureš
- OOleksandr Klauning
- MMiroslav Táborský
- OOleksandr Ihnatusha
- SSergei Dashevsky
- LLukáš Kantor
- JJan Fiala
Crew
- Director
- Petr Nikolaev
- Writer
- Ivan Fíla
- Producers
- Pavel Šmídmajer, Kateřina Špůrová Křížkovská, Miloslav Šmídmajer
- Production
- Bio Illusion, Artbox, Insight Media Producing Center
Frequently asked questions
What is The Man Who Stood In the Way rated?
The Man Who Stood In the Way has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 8 votes.
Who directed The Man Who Stood In the Way?
The Man Who Stood In the Way was directed by Petr Nikolaev.
When was The Man Who Stood In the Way released?
The Man Who Stood In the Way was released in 2023.
