Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy

Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy
Release date
 1954-1956
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Budget Total (3 films):
33 million KČs

Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy is a trilogy of films by Otakar Vávra. It consists of Jan Hus, Jan Žižka and Against All. It was the most expensive Czechoslovak cinematic project. Budget was 33 Million Crown.[1] Vávra stated that he was inspired by works of František Palacký but he was also inspired by Alois Jirásek and his works about Hussite Wars.[2]

Some actors appeared in more films of the trilogy but sometimes in different roles with most notable example being Zdeněk Štěpánek who played Jan Hus and Jan Žižka.[3]

1947 film Warriors of Faith is sometimes considered "ancestor" of the trilogy.[4]

Jan Hus

Jan Hus was released in 1954. It is the first part of the trilogy.[5] It is set in period 1412-1415. It shows last years of Hus' life.[6]

Jan Žižka

Jan Žižka was released in 1955. It shows period 1419-1420. The film concludes with Žižka's victory at Sudoměř.[7][8]

Against All

Trilogy was concluded by Against All in 1956. It is set after Battle of Sudoměř and ends with Battle of Vítkov Hill. Against All was the most expensive Czechoslovak film at the time.[3]

Recurring cast and characters

Character Films
Jan Hus
(1954)		 Jan Žižka
(1955)		 Against All
(1956)
Jan Žižka Zdeněk Štěpánek
Václav IV Karel Höger  
Sophia of Bavaria Vlasta Matulová  
Čeněk of Wartenberg Václav Voska  
Václav z Dubé Vítězslav Vejražka
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor   Jan Pivec

References

  1. ↑ "Husitská trilogie Otakara Vávry na DVD". Dokina TIscali (in Czech). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nejkontroverznější režisér českého filmu Otakar Vávra oslavil sto let". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Proti všem (1956)". CSFD. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Před 70 lety byl promítnut první český barevný celovečerní film". TÝDEN.cz. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Životní osud Jana Husa na plátna kin převedli Vávra a Svoboda. Objevil se i u Cimrmanů". Budějcká Drbna - zprávy z Českých Budějovic a jižních Čech. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jan Hus (1954)". CSFD. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jan Žižka (1955)". CSFD. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "U Sudoměře filmaři vytahovali koně z bláta". Českobudějovický deník (in Czech). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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