Against All (1956)

Original title

Proti všem

Directed by

Otakar Vávra

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1420, Hussite forces clash with the army of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. The film shows the growing city of Tábor and the conflict between moderate and radical Hussite leaders.

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What happens

Against All (Czech: Proti všem) is a 1956 Czechoslovak historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is based on the novel Proti všem by Alois Jirásek. The film's budget was 25 million KČs which made it the most expensive Czech film of the time. It is the third part of Vávra's cinematic Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy. The plot is set after Jan Žižka and concludes the entire trilogy. It takes place in 1420. The central motif of the film is the fight between the Hussites and the troops of the First anti-Hussite crusade led by the heir to the Bohemian throne, the Hungarian King and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxemburg. It also follows the development of Tábor and the disputes between the moderate party of Jan Žižka and the radical Picarts of Petr Kániš. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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