The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)
Drama
History
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
František Kriegel
Riva Krieglová
Dr. Smrčka
Josef Špaček
Drahomír Kolder
Jan Piller
Alois Indra
Kosigyn
Gustav Husák
Leonid Brezhnev
President Svoboda
Oldřich Černík
Alexander Dubček
Josef Smrkovský
Vasil Bilak
Zora Hynská
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Writer
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Production Design
Art Direction
Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Casting