Jan Žižka (1955)

Directed by

Otakar Vávra

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

After Jan Hus is burned at the stake, Bohemia erupts in revolt against King Sigismund. A priest and a former royal aide lead the rebellion.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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