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Jan Žižka

Jan Žižka

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The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

05 February 1956

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Jan Žižka z Trocnova

František Horák

František Horák

Jan Želivský

Karel Höger

Karel Höger

král Václav IV

Vlasta Matulová

Vlasta Matulová

královna Žofie

Ladislav Pešek

Ladislav Pešek

šašek Miserere

Jan Pivec

Jan Pivec

císař Zikmund

Václav Voska

Václav Voska

Cenek from Vartenberk

Vítězslav Vejražka

Vítězslav Vejražka

Václav from Dubé

Gustav Hilmar

Gustav Hilmar

Jan from Chlum

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

Sir from Sternberk

Gustav Opočenský

Gustav Opočenský

Jindrich from Hradec

Vladimír Leraus

Vladimír Leraus

Archbishop of Prague

Marie Tomášová

Marie Tomášová

Johanka

Vilém Besser

Vilém Besser

Jíra - Carpenter

Jaroslav Vojta

Jaroslav Vojta

Joha - Baker

Marie Vášová

Marie Vášová

Marta

Vladimír Ráž

Vladimír Ráž

Tomes

Otto Lackovič

Otto Lackovič

Ondrej

František Kreuzmann

František Kreuzmann

Tomas - Burgrave

Míla Páčová

Míla Páčová

Burgrave's Wife

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Burgrave's Son

František Vnouček

František Vnouček

Simon - Alderman

Miloš Nedbal

Miloš Nedbal

Podvinský

Vladimír Řepa

Vladimír Řepa

Bradatý - Alderman

František Filipovský

František Filipovský

Alderman

Vojta Plachý-Tůma

Vojta Plachý-Tůma

Stepan - Alderman

Ladislav Boháč

Ladislav Boháč

Jakoubek from Stríbro

Miroslav Doležal

Miroslav Doležal

Koranda - Priest

Oldřich Vykypěl

Oldřich Vykypěl

Chval - Hetman

Adolf Vojta-Jurný

Adolf Vojta-Jurný

Kunes - Hetman

Miloslav Holub

Miloslav Holub

Legate

Jaroslav Mareš

Jaroslav Mareš

Prokupek - Student

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Jesek -Student

František Kovářík

František Kovářík

Vassal

Terezie Brzková

Terezie Brzková

Grandam

Jarmila Bechyňová

Jarmila Bechyňová

Mother

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Bilinský - Priest

Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

Prague citizen

Bohuš Hradil

Bohuš Hradil

Prague citizen

Hynek Němec

Hynek Němec

Prague citizen

Václav Švec

Václav Švec

Prague citizen

Josef Bartůněk

Josef Bartůněk

Prague citizen

Vlastimil Brodský

Vlastimil Brodský

Jochlík - Denunciator

Jaroslav Orlický

Jaroslav Orlický

Burgess

Antonín Kandert

Antonín Kandert

Alderman

Stanislav Langer

Stanislav Langer

Alderman

J. O. Martin

J. O. Martin

Alderman

František Marek

František Marek

Alderman

Karel Pavlík

Karel Pavlík

Reeve

Libuše Zemková

Libuše Zemková

Ladies

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Beznoska - Soldier

Zdeněk Hodr

Zdeněk Hodr

Soldier

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Ladislav Gzela

Ladislav Gzela

soldier at Vysehrad

Milan Jedlička

Milan Jedlička

soldier at Vysehrad

František Holar

František Holar

Soldier

Miloš Willig

Miloš Willig

Soldier

Štěpán Bulejko

Štěpán Bulejko

Ambassador

Bohumil Švarc

Bohumil Švarc

Young Man

Anna Kadeřábková

Anna Kadeřábková

Woman

Jaroslav Someš

Jaroslav Someš

Janek

Věra Kleinhamplová

Věra Kleinhamplová

Miloš Vavruška

Miloš Vavruška

Hussite

Přemysl Kočí

Přemysl Kočí

Soldier

Jiří Hurta

Jiří Hurta

knight at Sigismund

Adolf Král

Adolf Král

Soldier

Jiří Steimar

Jiří Steimar

Courtier

Viktor Očásek

Viktor Očásek

Varlet

Josef Kotapiš

Josef Kotapiš

commander of the guards

Vladimír Hlavatý

Vladimír Hlavatý

Varlet

Marta Májová

Marta Májová

Bohuš Hradil

Bohuš Hradil

(voice)

Josef Mixa

Josef Mixa

(voice)

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