Jan Žižka

Jan Žižka (1956)

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

Date of release
1956-02-05
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Otakar Vávra
Collection
The Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

Jan Žižka is a 1955 Czechoslovak film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film starred Zdeněk Štěpánek. It is sequel to Jan Hus. Plot takes place between 1419 and 1420. The central motif of the film is the escalation of the situation in Bohemia after the burning of master Jan Hus and the popular revolt against the papal authority and against the new King Sigismund. At the head of this rebellion is a priest Jan Želivský and the king's aide and later governor Jan Žižka. The film was followed by Against All.

Production

The film Jan Žižka was filmed in 1955. Historians Josef Macek, Jan Durdík and Eduard Wagner worked as historical and military advisers on the set. The music, which was played by mayor Jiří Srnek, was arranged by the Film Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the Czechoslovak Radio, conducted by František Belfín. Jiří Trnka was in charge of the film's costume department.

Filming took place with the participation of units of the Czechoslovak army, Svazarm clubs supplying a number of horses for the filming and the Institute of Military History.

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