The Man Who Stood in the Way
Czech 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 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.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Released
- 2023
Details
Release year: 2023
Storyline
Czech 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 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 credits
- Tomás Töpfer — Frantisek Kriegel
- Adrian Jastraban — Gustáv Husák
- Daniel Heriban — Alexander Dubcek
- Alois Švehlík — Ludvík Svoboda