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
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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- Against All (1956)
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- Na konci města (1955)
- On Zizka's Battle Waggon (1968)
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