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Jan Hus is a 1954 Czechoslovak film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is the first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", one of the most famous works of the Czechoslovak director, completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957).

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.222/10

Release Date

29 April 1955

Country

Czechoslovakia

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

Vladimír Řepa

Vladimír Řepa

farař Jan řečený Peklo

František Kreuzmann

František Kreuzmann

papežský komisař Tiem

Marie Tomášová

Marie Tomášová

Johanka

Josef Mixa

Josef Mixa

Martin

Eduard Cupák

Eduard Cupák

Stašek

Antonín Šůra

Antonín Šůra

Jan

Marie Brožová

Marie Brožová

Staškova matka

Vilém Besser

Vilém Besser

tesař Jíra

Vladimír Hlavatý

Vladimír Hlavatý

krejčí

Bohuš Hradil

Bohuš Hradil

švec

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

Mistr Stanislav ze Znojma

Ladislav Boháč

Ladislav Boháč

Jakoubek ze Stříbra

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Ješek

Jaroslav Mareš

Jaroslav Mareš

Prokupek

Vladimír Leraus

Vladimír Leraus

pražský purkmistr

Bohuš Záhorský

Bohuš Záhorský

konšel Štumpfnágel

Marie Nademlejnská

Marie Nademlejnská

Štumpfnágelova žena

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

purkmistrův syn

Světla Amortová

Světla Amortová

vdova Fída v Kostnici

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

kaplan v Horní Falci

Miloš Nedbal

Miloš Nedbal

purkmistr Podivínský

Václav Vydra

Václav Vydra

Německý Kurfiřt

František Kovářík

František Kovářík

venkovský stařík

Jiří Steimar

Jiří Steimar

komoří

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

biskupský kancléř

Marie Svobodová

Marie Svobodová

stařenka na faře

Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

purkmistr Kostnice

Miroslav Doležal

Miroslav Doležal

šlechtic

J. O. Martin

J. O. Martin

sedlák Hans

Václav Švec

Václav Švec

německý venkovan

Hynek Němec

Hynek Němec

německý venkovan

Miroslav Šipovič

Miroslav Šipovič

Eva Strupplová

Eva Strupplová

žena Jíry

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

mladík v Týnu

Libuše Pešková

Libuše Pešková

žena Štefana

Stanislav Langer

Stanislav Langer

kardinál

Štěpán Bulejko

Štěpán Bulejko

žoldnéř v kostele

Richard Záhorský

Richard Záhorský

pražský konšel

Vojta Plachý-Tůma

Vojta Plachý-Tůma

Rustic Priest

František Roland

František Roland

Alderman

František Marek

František Marek

Alderman

Vojta Novák

Vojta Novák

Alderman

Oldřich Vykypěl

Oldřich Vykypěl

pražský kat

Karel Jelínek

Karel Jelínek

venkovan

František Klika

František Klika

Innkeeper

Gustav Opočenský

Gustav Opočenský

Popish Messenger

Jiří Hurta

Jiří Hurta

Jaroslav Orlický

Jaroslav Orlický

Simon

Viktor Očásek

Viktor Očásek

Penman

Jarmila Krulišová

Jarmila Krulišová

waitress in the backyard at the wedding

Hermína Vojtová

Hermína Vojtová

artist's summoner

Karel Pavlík

Karel Pavlík

construction master / Tiem 's guardian

Jaroslav Seník

Jaroslav Seník

Old Town Council Hanfstaengl

Adolf Vojta-Jurný

Adolf Vojta-Jurný

old countryman with a beard

Adolf Král

Adolf Král

young countryman

Libuše Zemková

Libuše Zemková

maid of honor

Josef Bartůněk

Josef Bartůněk

Prague citizen

Marta Májová

Marta Májová

burgher

Anita Janová

Anita Janová

burgher

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