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Václav Havel - Living in Freedom
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Václav Havel - Living in Freedom

Dec 1, 2014
0h 52m
★ 0.0

Overview

Bohemian, playwright, and suddenly president at the end of 1989: Czech European Václav Havel played a decisive role in shaping the history of the continent in the second half of the 20th century. Andrea Sedláčková recounts Havel's almost novel-like life, drawing on a wealth of archival material. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, and several defining moments in European history.

Genres

History
Documentary

Production Companies

Česká televize
ARTE GEIE
Negativ
Alegria Productions
Knihovna Václava Havla

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Cast

Václav Havel

Himself (archive footage)

Václav Havel