The Man Who Stood in the Way (2023)
Muz, který stál v ceste (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 0min
- Biography, Drama
- 25 May 2023 (Czechia)
- Movie
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,...
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| Tomás Töpfer | ... |
Frantisek Kriegel
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| Adrian Jastraban | ... |
Gustáv Husák
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Daniel Heriban | ... |
Alexander Dubcek
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| Alois Svehlík | ... |
Ludvík Svoboda
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| Zuzana Mauréry | ... |
Riva Kriegelová
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| Aleksandr Ignatusha | ... |
Leonid Breznev
(as Oleksandr Ignatusha)
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Jaroslav Mendel | ... |
Vasil Bilak
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| Premysl Bures | ... |
Josef Smrkovský
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| Jirí Ployhar | ... |
Oldrich Cerník
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Lukás Kantor | ... |
Josef Spacek
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| Zuzana Kajnarová | ... |
Zora Hynská
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| Antonín Kala | ... |
Drahomír Kolder
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Jan Fiala | ... |
Alois Indra
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Gustav Reznícek | ... |
Jan Piller
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| Kajetán Písarovic | ... |
Calkovský
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| Jaroslav Pízl | ... |
kapitán STB Vrána
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Roman Zhyrov | ... |
agent KGB Lendev
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| Oleg Primogenov | ... |
major Grysakov
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Vojtech Malchárek | ... |
Jirí Zelinka
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Oleksandr Klauning | ... |
Alexej Kosygin
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Viktor Koshevenko | ... |
Nikolaj Podgornyj
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Serhiy Dashevsky | ... |
Pjotr Selest
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Hana Kusnjerová | ... |
MUDr. Zázová
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| Miroslav Táborský | ... |
MUDr. Smrcka
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Stanislav Moskvin | ... |
Genadij Savcuk
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Mykola Butkovskyi | ... |
generál Zavincev
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Michal Gazdík | ... |
páter Cecil
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| Ivan Shvedoff | ... |
velvyslanec Cervonenko
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Leo Nikolaev | ... |
kameraman Tomásek
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Jan Kruzík | ... |
zvukar Lánský
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Petra Jindrová | ... |
sekretárka Kostricová
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Igor Budykin | ... |
Jurij Andropov
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Hana Müllerová | ... |
uvadecka Vovsová
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| Jirí Chvalovsky | ... |
Stefan Sádovský
(as Jirí Chvalovský)
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Jana Epikaridis | ... |
strihacka Henová
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Michael Baumbruck | ... |
Frantisek Barbírek
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Hana Strnadová | ... |
Postacka
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| Linda Svobodová | ... |
hlasatelka Vera Stovickova
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Radomír Svec | ... |
redaktor Soukup
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| Michal Gulyás | ... |
reditel rozhlasu Milos Marko
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David Smecka | ... |
hlasatel Vladimír Fiser
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Jirí Marsál | ... |
hlasatel Karel Jezdínský
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Pavlína Smídmajerová |
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Yuliia Spitsyna |
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Sárka Sklenárová |
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Zuzana Pillmanová | ... |
(as Zuzana Pillmann)
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Sergej Grigorenko |
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Ilja Pavlikov |
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Heorhii Zukov | ... |
(as Heorhii Zhukov)
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Alexandr Agafonov |
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Vjaceslav Poljanskov |
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Pavel Krumpár |
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Filip Minarík |
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Dillon Werry |
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Jan Rehák |
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Michal Coudek |
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Jan Pospísil |
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Jirí Prusa |
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Kostiantyn Zhyrov |
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Jaroslav Stich |
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Vratislav Boch |
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Directed by
| Petr Nikolaev | ||
Written by
| Ivan Fíla | ... | () |
Produced by
| Kestutis Drazdauskas | ... | co-producer |
| Volodymyr Filippov | ... | co-producer |
| Alla Ovsyannikova | ... | co-producer |
| Milos Smídmajer | ... | producer |
| Pavel Smídmajer | ... | producer |
| Katerina Spurová | ... | executive producer |
| Andriy Suyarko | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Michal Novinski | ||
Cinematography by
| Ramunas Greicius | ||
Editing by
| Michal Hýka | ||
Editorial Department
| Martin Ackermann | ... | digital intermediate operator |
| Brano Danis | ... | Colorist: Magic Lab |
Production Design by
| Jan Vlcek | ||
Costume Design by
| Lenka Holla | ... | assistant costume designer |
Makeup Department
| Eva Ungrová-Malíková | ... | makeup department head |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexander Falcon | ... | first assistant director: Ukraine unit |
| Jan Mensík | ... | first assistant director |
| Filip Moravec | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Jirí Klenka | ... | sound |
| Pavel Kundera | ... | boom operator |
| Martina Vankatova | ... | post production coordinator: KlenkaSound |
| Oto Zeman | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Artur Klimenko | ... | Digital Imaging Technician: Kyiv block |
Casting Department
| Mirka Hyzíková | ... | casting |
| Alla Samoylenko | ... | additional cast |
Location Management
| Zuzanna Borucka | ... | location manager (as Zuzanna Borucka-Gajewska) |
| Michael Propper | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbora Losová | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
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- Bio Illusion (2023) (Czechia) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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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. |
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| Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |