
The Man Who Stood In the Way
A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
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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Movie Details
- Original Title: Muž, který stál v cestě
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release Date: 2023-05-25
- Runtime: 0 minutes
- Rating: 6.4/10 (5 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: Bio Illusion, Artbox, Insight Media Producing Center
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.358
- Languages: Czech
Cast & Crew

Tomáš Töpfer
as František Kriegel

Zuzana Mauréry
as Riva Krieglová

Adrian Jastraban
as Gustav Husák

Oleksandr Ihnatusha
as Leonid Brezhnev

Alois Švehlík
as President Svoboda

Jiří Ployhar
as Oldřich Černík

Daniel Heriban
as Alexander Dubček

Přemysl Bureš
as Josef Smrkovský

Jaroslav Mendel
as Vasil Bilak

Zuzana Kajnarová
as Zora Hynská
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THE MAN WHO STOOD IN THE WAY (2023) Official Trailer
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The Man Who Stood In the Way is a Drama, History movie directed by . It was released on 2023-05-25.
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The main cast includes Tomáš Töpfer, Zuzana Mauréry, Adrian Jastraban, Oleksandr Ihnatusha, Alois Švehlík, .
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A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
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The Man Who Stood In the Way has an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 based on 5 votes.
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