Jan Hus
1955, Czech. Directed by Otakar Vávra.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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The Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy
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Cast & crew
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Zdeněk ŠtěpánekJan Hus / Jan Žižka
- Karel Högerkrál Václav IV.
- Jan Piveccísař Zikmund
- Vlasta Matulovákrálovna Žofie
- Ladislav PešekMiserere - šašek
- Gustav HilmarJan z Chlumu
- Vítězslav VejražkaVáclav z Dubé
- Václav VoskaČeněk z Vartenberku
- Eduard KohoutJindřich Leftl z Lažan
- Bedřich Karenkardinál Pierre d'Ailli
- František Smolíkpapežský legát
- Otomar KrejčaŠtěpán z Pálce
Details
- Released
- 29 April 1955
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Miloš Václav Kratochvíl, Otakar Vávra
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Jan Hus is adapted from a novel.
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Jan Hus: quick answers
What comes after Jan Hus?
Next in the series: Jan Žižka (1956) and Against All (1957).
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Jan Hus runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Jan Hus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1955. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Jan Hus?
Jan Hus (1955) was directed by Otakar Vávra and stars Zdeněk Štěpánek, Karel Höger, Jan Pivec.
What is Jan Hus based on?
Jan Hus is adapted from a novel.