Drama ·History ·War · Czechoslovakia · 1956 · 1h 45m

Jan Žižka

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Director

Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek as Jan Žižka z Trocnova František Horák as Jan Želivský Karel Höger as král Václav IV Vlasta Matulová as královna Žofie Ladislav Pešek as šašek Miserere Jan Pivec as císař Zikmund

Crew

Václav Hanuš — Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka — Editor Jiří Srnka — Original Music Composer Miloš Václav Kratochvíl — Screenplay Otakar Vávra — Screenplay Miloš Václav Kratochvíl — Story

Synopsis

The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.

Mood & Themes

middle ages (476-1453)medieval 15th century hussite wars (1419-1434)

Key Collaborators

Otakar Vávra Director Václav Hanuš Director of Photography Antonín Zelenka Editor Jiří Srnka Original Music Composer Miloš Václav Kratochvíl Screenplay Otakar Vávra Screenplay Miloš Václav Kratochvíl Story Otakar Vávra Story Karel Škvor Production Design J. M. Gottlieb Costume Design Vladimír Synek Costume Design Jiří Trnka Costume Design

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