XC / Apr 29, 1955
Jan Hus (1955)
Directed by Otakar Vávra
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2h 5min
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5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Václav Voska | Čeněk z Vartenberku |
| Eduard Kohout | Jindřich Leftl z Lažan |
| Bedřich Karen | kardinál Pierre d'Ailli |
| František Smolík | papežský legát |
| Otomar Krejča | Štěpán z Pálce |
| Vladimír Řepa | farař Jan řečený Peklo |
| František Kreuzmann | papežský komisař Tiem |
| Marie Tomášová | Johanka |
| Josef Mixa | Martin |
| Eduard Cupák | Stašek |
| Antonín Šůra | Jan |
| Marie Brožová | Staškova matka |
| Vilém Besser | tesař Jíra |
| Vladimír Hlavatý | krejčí |
| Bohuš Hradil | švec |
| Rudolf Deyl | Mistr Stanislav ze Znojma |
| Ladislav Boháč | Jakoubek ze Stříbra |
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Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jan Hus |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio uměleckého filmu Praha |
| Release date | 29 aprile 1955 |
| Writer | Miloš Václav Kratochvíl, Otakar Vávra, Alois Jirásek |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka |
| Cinematography | Václav Hanuš, Karel Ješátko, Miloš Petrolín, Josef Hanuš |
| Assistant directors | Věra Ženíšková, František Matoušek, Lenka Němečková, Otakar Vávra |
| Lighting | Josef Pražák |
| Camera operators | Karel Ješátko, Miloš Petrolín, Josef Hanuš, Václav Hanuš |
| Additional photography | Karel Ješátko, Miloš Petrolín, Josef Hanuš, Václav Hanuš |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Feb 10, 1958
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