The Man Who Stood in the Way (Czech: Muž, který stál v cestě) is a 2023 Czech historical drama film directed by Petr Nikolaev. The film focuses on František Kriegel, the only political leader who, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, declined to sign the Moscow Protocol.[2] It is based on a novel by Ivan Fíla of the same name.[3] Fíla was originally set to direct the film.[4]
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| Directed by | Petr Nikolaev |
| Written by | Ivan Fíla |
| Produced by | Jan Vlček Miloš Šmídmajer |
| Starring | Tomáš Töpfer |
| Cinematography | Ramūnas Greičius |
Production company | Bio Illusion |
| Distributed by | Bio Illusion |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | Czech Republic Ukraine Lithuania |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 64 Million CZK[1] |
Cast
edit- Tomáš Töpfer as František Kriegel
- Zuzana Mauréry as Riva Kriegelová
- Adrian Jastraban as Gustáv Husák
- Alois Švehlík as Ludvík Svoboda
- Jiří Ployhar ml. as Oldřich Černík
- Dano Heriban as Alexander Dubček
- Přemysl Bureš as Josef Smrkovský
- Oleksandr Ihnatusha as Leonid Brezhnev
- Jaroslav Mendel as Vasiľ Biľak
- Miroslav Táborský as MUDr. Smrčka
- Zuzana Kajnarová as Zora Hynská
- Lukáš Kantor as Josef Špaček
- Antonín Kala as Drahomír Kolder
Production
editFirst preparations started in 2016 when Ivan Fíla was approached by producer Miloš Šmídmajer with idea to make a film about Kriegel. Fíla agreed and has written a book The man who stood in the way. Success of the book paved way to a film adaptation.[5] Fíla was set to direct the film with Tomáš Töpfer set to star as Kriegel.[6] Production was later stalled due to conflicts between Fila and Šmídmajer.[1] In February 2020 Šmídmajer decided to replace Fíla with different director.[4] Shooting started in November 2021 with Petr Nikolaev as the director. Shooting started in Kyiv.[7] It was announced in August 2022 that the shooting is finished.[8] On 31 March 2023 first trailer was released with the film premiere set for 25 May 2023.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vymění režiséra? Muži, kteří stojí v cestě filmu o Františku Krieglovi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Jediný nepodepsal. Příběh Františka Kriegela z roku 1968 natočil Nikolaev". novinky.cz. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Director Ivan Fíla on final cut, Hollywood kitsch, and Prague Spring hero František Kriegel". Radio Prague International. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Film o Krieglovi hledá jiného režiséra, původní bojuje o svůj scénář". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "O Muži, který stál v cestě". novinky.cz. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "František Kriegel jako Muž, který stál v cestě". Radio Prague International (in Czech). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Film o Kriegelovi se začíná točit bez scenáristy, který hrozí žalobou". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Film Muž, který stál v cestě je hotov. Politika Kriegela si zahraje Töpfer". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Muž, který stál v cestě: Jediný nepodepsal v Moskvě okupaci (trailer)". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Hvězdně obsazené historické drama Muž, který stál v cestě. Podívejte se na první trailer!". tv.nova.cz (in Czech). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
edit- The Man Who Stood in the Way at IMDb
- The man who stood in the way at CSFD.cz (in Czech)
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