Havel – Hero Turned Politician – Czech Republic
Velvet Revolutionary Vaclav Havel dies To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com This archive report offers a profile of one of the great Europeans of our age. The shy intellectual talks about his transition from anti-establishment to politician and the beliefs behind his dissident plays. The former dissident playwright and co-author of the Charter 77 for democratic change was jailed several times during Communist times before becoming the country’s hero. “I fell into it all like a man falling off a bridge into a river”, Havel says, describing his becoming the first post-communist president of Czechoslovkia. A remarkable insight into the life of a renowned leader and advocate of democracy. A Film By ABC Australia Distributed By Journeyman Pictures February 1995
