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Jan Hus

Jan Hus

Jan Hus

1955•2h 5m•

★6.3(10 ratings)

DramaHistory

Overview

The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957). The film captures the period from May 1412 to the summer of 1415, a turbulent time in the Czech Kingdom, during which there were protests in Prague against the sale of "omnipotent indulgences" whose sale throughout the kingdom was announced by Pope John XXIII. The ideological leader of this movement is the preacher Master Jan Hus, whose words, calling for the elimination of church abuses, are listened to in the Bethlehem Chapel by thousands of ordinary Praguers, Czech lords and Queen Sophie, wife of the Czech King Wenceslas IV.

Director

Writers

Miloš Václav Kratochvíl, Otakar Vávra

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Main Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Jan Hus / Jan Žižka

Karel Höger

Karel Höger

král Václav IV.

Jan Pivec

Jan Pivec

císař Zikmund

Vlasta Matulová

Vlasta Matulová

královna Žofie

Ladislav Pešek

Ladislav Pešek

Miserere - šašek

Gustav Hilmar

Gustav Hilmar

Jan z Chlumu

Vítězslav Vejražka

Vítězslav Vejražka

Václav z Dubé

Václav Voska

Václav Voska

Čeněk z Vartenberku

Eduard Kohout

Eduard Kohout

Jindřich Leftl z Lažan

Bedřich Karen

Bedřich Karen

kardinál Pierre d'Ailli

František Smolík

František Smolík

papežský legát

Otomar Krejča

Otomar Krejča

Štěpán z Pálce

Full Crew

Direction

First Assistant Director: Věra Ženíšková
Director: Otakar Vávra
Second Assistant Director: František Matoušek
Second Assistant Director: Lenka Němečková

Writing

Story: Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Novel: Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Screenplay: Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Story: Otakar Vávra
Screenplay: Otakar Vávra
Theatre Play: Alois Jirásek

Production

Production Manager: František Milič
Assistant Production Manager: Jaroslav Kučera
Unit Manager: Věra Kadlecová

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Jiří Srnka
Conductor: Milivoj Uzelac
Conductor: Jan Kühn
Sound: František Černý

Cinematography

Assistant Camera: Josef Hanuš
Assistant Camera: Miloš Petrolín
Still Photographer: Karel Ješátko
Director of Photography: Václav Hanuš

Editing

Editor: Antonín Zelenka

Art Direction

Art Designer: Jiří Trnka
Assistant Production Design: Oldřich Okáč
Production Design: Karel Škvor
Assistant Production Design: Jaroslav Krška
Art Designer: Vladimír Sychra
Painter: Jiří Josefík

Costume & Make-Up

Costumer: Ladislav Tomek
Makeup & Hair: Otakar Košťál
Costume Design: J. M. Gottlieb
Costume Design: Vladimír Synek
Costume Design: Jiří Trnka
Costume Design: Fernand Vácha

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Milan Nejedlý
Visual Effects Designer: Chrudoš Uher
Visual Effects: Vladimír Dvořák
Visual Effects: Stanislav Šulc
Visual Effects Camera: Josef Bůžek
Visual Effects Camera: Jiří Šafář

Keywords

based on novel or bookbased on true storybased on play or musicalart housemedieval15th century

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 125 minutes (2h 5m).

#2

The film was directed by Otakar Vávra.

#3

The screenplay was written by Miloš Václav Kratochvíl and Otakar Vávra.

#4

The score was composed by Jiří Srnka.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Václav Hanuš.

#6

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 71 credited actors.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0047128.

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Part of a Collection

The Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy

The Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy

Collection

The Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

10 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Jan Hus

Status:

Released

Language:

Český

Country of Origin:

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies:

Studio uměleckého filmu Praha