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The Man Who Stood in the Way
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Wikipedia article
'The Man Who Stood In the Way' is an upcoming Czech historical drama film directed by Petr Nikolaev. The film focuses on Frantiek Kriegel the only political leader who, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, declined to sign the Moscow Protocol. It is based on a novel by Ivan Fla of the same name. Fla was originally set to direct the film.
Cast
*Tom Tpfer as Frantiek Kriegel
*Zuzana Maurry as Riva Kriegelov
*Adrian Jastraban as Gustv Husk
*Alois vehlk as Ludvk Svoboda
*Ji Ployhar ml. as Oldich ernk
*Dano Heriban as Alexander Dubek
*Pemysl Bure as Josef Smrkovsk
*Jaroslav Mendel
*Miroslav Tborsk
*Zuzana Kajnarov
*Luk Kantor
*Antonn Kala
Production
First preparations started in 2016 when Ivan Fla was approached by producer Milo mdmajer with idea to make a film about Kriegel. Fla agreed and has written a book 'The man who stood in the way'. Success of the book paved way to a film adaptation. Fla was set to direct the film with Tom Tpfer set to star as Kriegel. Production was later stalled due to conflicts between Fila and mdmajer. In February 2020 mdmajer decided to replace Fla with different director. Shooting started in November 2021 with Petr Nikolaev as the director. Shooting started in Kyiv. It was announced in August 2022 that the shooting is finished.
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