Jan Žižka
Jan Žižka

Jan Žižka

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1956
1h 45m
6.6(5 votes)
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History
War

Overview

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

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73 members
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Zdeněk Štěpánek

Jan Žižka z Trocnova

Zdeněk Štěpánek
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František Horák

Jan Želivský

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Karel Höger

král Václav IV

Karel Höger
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Vlasta Matulová

královna Žofie

Vlasta Matulová
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Ladislav Pešek

šašek Miserere

Ladislav Pešek
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Jan Pivec

císař Zikmund

Jan Pivec
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Václav Voska

Cenek from Vartenberk

Václav Voska
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Vítězslav Vejražka

Václav from Dubé

Vítězslav Vejražka
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Gustav Hilmar

Jan from Chlum

Gustav Hilmar
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Miloš Kopecký

Sir from Sternberk

Miloš Kopecký
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Gustav Opočenský

Jindrich from Hradec

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Vladimír Leraus

Archbishop of Prague

Vladimír Leraus
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Marie Tomášová

Johanka

Marie Tomášová
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Vilém Besser

Jíra - Carpenter

Vilém Besser
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Jaroslav Vojta

Joha - Baker

Jaroslav Vojta
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Marie Vášová

Marta

Marie Vášová
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Vladimír Ráž

Tomes

Vladimír Ráž
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Otto Lackovič

Ondrej

Otto Lackovič
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František Kreuzmann

Tomas - Burgrave

František Kreuzmann
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Míla Páčová

Burgrave's Wife

Míla Páčová
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Rudolf Hrušínský

Burgrave's Son

Rudolf Hrušínský
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František Vnouček

Simon - Alderman

František Vnouček
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Miloš Nedbal

Podvinský

Miloš Nedbal
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Vladimír Řepa

Bradatý - Alderman

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František Filipovský

Alderman

František Filipovský
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Vojta Plachý-Tůma

Stepan - Alderman

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Ladislav Boháč

Jakoubek from Stríbro

Ladislav Boháč
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Miroslav Doležal

Koranda - Priest

Miroslav Doležal
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Oldřich Vykypěl

Chval - Hetman

Oldřich Vykypěl
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Adolf Vojta-Jurný

Kunes - Hetman

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Miloslav Holub

Legate

Miloslav Holub
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Jaroslav Mareš

Prokupek - Student

Jaroslav Mareš
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Josef Kemr

Jesek -Student

Josef Kemr
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František Kovářík

Vassal

František Kovářík
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Terezie Brzková

Grandam

Terezie Brzková
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Jarmila Bechyňová

Mother

Jarmila Bechyňová
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Radovan Lukavský

Bilinský - Priest

Radovan Lukavský
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Rudolf Pellar

Prague citizen

Rudolf Pellar
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Bohuš Hradil

Prague citizen

Bohuš Hradil
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Hynek Němec

Prague citizen

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Václav Švec

Prague citizen

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Josef Bartůněk

Prague citizen

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Vlastimil Brodský

Jochlík - Denunciator

Vlastimil Brodský
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Jaroslav Orlický

Burgess

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Antonín Kandert

Alderman

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Stanislav Langer

Alderman

Stanislav Langer
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J. O. Martin

Alderman

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František Marek

Alderman

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Karel Pavlík

Reeve

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Libuše Zemková

Ladies

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Zdeněk Kryzánek

Beznoska - Soldier

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Zdeněk Hodr

Soldier

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Josef Bláha

Unknown Role

Josef Bláha
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Ladislav Gzela

soldier at Vysehrad

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Milan Jedlička

soldier at Vysehrad

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František Holar

Soldier

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Miloš Willig

Soldier

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Štěpán Bulejko

Ambassador

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Bohumil Švarc

Young Man

Bohumil Švarc
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Anna Kadeřábková

Woman

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Jaroslav Someš

Janek

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Věra Kleinhamplová

Unknown Role

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Miloš Vavruška

Hussite

Miloš Vavruška
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Přemysl Kočí

Soldier

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Jiří Hurta

knight at Sigismund

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Adolf Král

Soldier

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Jiří Steimar

Courtier

Jiří Steimar
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Viktor Očásek

Varlet

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Josef Kotapiš

commander of the guards

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Vladimír Hlavatý

Varlet

Vladimír Hlavatý
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Marta Májová

Unknown Role

Marta Májová
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Bohuš Hradil

(voice)

Bohuš Hradil
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Josef Mixa

(voice)

Josef Mixa

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