The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Practical Effects
Actual Czech castles, actual mud, zero CGI polish.
Stunts
Žižka's early blindness = inventive tactical warfare.
Acting
Ben Foster goes full feral; Caine goes full Caine.
Director
Petr Jákl
Ben Foster
Jan Žižka
Sophie Lowe
Kateřina
Michael Caine
Lord Boreš
Roland Møller
Torak
Magnus Samuelsson
Lars
Til Schweiger
Rožmberk
Matthew Goode
král Zikmund
William Moseley
Jaroslav
Karel Roden
Václav IV.
Werner Daehn
Ulrich
Jan Budař
Matthew
Marek Vašut
král Václav
Ondřej Vetchý
Ondřej
Vinzenz Kiefer
Conrad
Alistair Brammer
Freddy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Foster learned Czech for months, then most dialogue got dubbed anyway. Method acting: wasted.
Žižka never lost a battle despite going blind—Czech national hero status locked in. This film's basically their Braveheart moment.
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