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The Man Who Stood In the Way
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THE MAN WHO STOOD IN THE WAY

"A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union"

20236.5 TMDb

Directed by Petr Nikolaev

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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).

Cast

Tomáš Töpfer

Tomáš Töpfer

František Kriegel

Zuzana Mauréry

Zuzana Mauréry

Riva Krieglová

Adrian Jastraban

Adrian Jastraban

Gustav Husák

Oleksandr Ihnatusha

Oleksandr Ihnatusha

Leonid Brezhnev

Alois Švehlík

Alois Švehlík

President Svoboda

Jiří Ployhar

Jiří Ployhar

Oldřich Černík

Daniel Heriban

Daniel Heriban

Alexander Dubček

Přemysl Bureš

Přemysl Bureš

Josef Smrkovský

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion6.7
Complexity6.7
Humor5.8
Realism8.7
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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