Medieval | |
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Czech | Jan Žižka |
Directed by | Petr Jákl |
Screenplay by | Petr Jákl |
Story by | Petr Jákl Sr. |
Produced by | Cassian Elwes |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jesper Tøffner |
Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
Music by | Philip Klein[2] |
Production company | WOG FILM s.r.o. |
Distributed by | Bioscop[3] |
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Running time | 125 minutes[4] |
Country | Czech Republic |
Language | English |
Budget | KČ500 million ($20.3 million)[5] |
Box office | $4.4 million Czech Republic: KČ 50.6 million[6] United States: $1.4 million[7][8] |
Medieval (Jan Žižka or Warrior of God[9]) is a 2022 English-language Czech historical drama film directed by Petr Jákl.[10][11] It is about the life of Jan Žižka, a Bohemian military commander who never lost a battle. The film is set prior to the Hussite Wars (1419–1434), when Žižka was young. It tells the story of how Žižka became a famous military commander.[12] With a budget of KČ500 million ($20.3 million), it is the most expensive Czech film ever made.[13][14][15]