The Man Who Stood in the Way (2023)

Dr. František Kriegel becomes a national hero when he takes a moral stand for Czechoslovakia in defiance of the Soviet Union's attempts to retain power.

Director: Petr Nikolaev
Cast: Alois Švehlík, Zuzana Mauréry, Jiří Ployhar, Adrian Jastraban, Přemysl Bureš, Zuzana Kajnarova, Tomáš Töpfer, Jaroslav Mendel, Daniel Heriban, Oleksandr Ignatusha
Runtime: 02h 01m
Type: Movie

The Man Who Stood in the Way (2023)

Dr. František Kriegel becomes a national hero when he takes a moral stand for Czechoslovakia in defiance of the Soviet Union's attempts to retain power.

Director: Petr Nikolaev
Cast: Alois Švehlík, Zuzana Mauréry, Jiří Ployhar, Adrian Jastraban, Přemysl Bureš, Zuzana Kajnarova, Tomáš Töpfer, Jaroslav Mendel, Daniel Heriban, Oleksandr Ignatusha
Runtime: 02h 01m
Type: Movie
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