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The Man Who Stood In the Way

The Man Who Stood In the Way

# A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
Drama   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Czech
📆 Date Released: 2023-05-25
⌚ Running Time: 0 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Tomáš Töpfer original image
František Kriegel
Tomáš Töpfer
Zuzana Mauréry original image
Riva Krieglová
Zuzana Mauréry
Adrian Jastraban original image
Gustav Husák
Adrian Jastraban
Oleksandr Ihnatusha original image
Leonid Brezhnev
Oleksandr Ihnatusha
Alois Švehlík original image
President Svoboda
Alois Švehlík
Jiří Ployhar original image
Oldřich Černík
Jiří Ployhar
Daniel Heriban original image
Alexander Dubček
Daniel Heriban
Přemysl Bureš original image
Josef Smrkovský
Přemysl Bureš
Jaroslav Mendel original image
Vasil Bilak
Jaroslav Mendel
Zuzana Kajnarová original image
Zora Hynská
Zuzana Kajnarová
Miroslav Táborský original image
Dr. Smrčka
Miroslav Táborský
Lukáš Kantor original image
Josef Špaček
Lukáš Kantor
Antonín Kala original image
Drahomír Kolder
Antonín Kala
Gustav Řezníček original image
Jan Piller
Gustav Řezníček
Jan Fiala original image
Alois Indra
Jan Fiala
Oleksandr Klauning original image
Kosigyn
Oleksandr Klauning
Sergei Dashevsky original image
Sergei Dashevsky

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