St. Wenceslas (1930)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Jan S. Kolár
Writer : Jan S. Kolár, Josef Munclinger, František Horký

Synopsis

St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas.[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.

Actors

Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Saint Václav I, Duke of Bohemia
Jan W. Speerger
Jan W. Speerger
Vera Baranovskaya
Vera Baranovskaya
Ludmila
Dagny Servaes
Dagny Servaes
Jindřich Edl
Jindřich Edl
Senior
Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk
Kosvan
Bohumil Heš
Bohumil Heš
Gustav Svojsík
Gustav Svojsík
Jan S. Kolár
Jan S. Kolár
Jiří Steimar
Jiří Steimar
Josef Loskot
Josef Loskot
Máňa Ženíšková
Máňa Ženíšková
Anita Janová
Anita Janová
Josef Rovenský
Josef Rovenský
Emil Focht
Emil Focht
Jindřich Lhoták
Jindřich Lhoták
Josef Novák
Josef Novák
Jan Marek
Jan Marek
Vladimír Majer
Vladimír Majer
F. X. Mlejnek
F. X. Mlejnek
Václav Vydra
Václav Vydra
Karel Schleichert
Karel Schleichert
Raymond Guérin-Catelain
Raymond Guérin-Catelain
Otto Zahrádka
Otto Zahrádka
Vladimír Slavínský
Vladimír Slavínský
Jaroslav Vojta
Jaroslav Vojta
Alois Charvát
Alois Charvát
Jaro Hykman
Jaro Hykman
Emil Dlesk
Emil Dlesk
Přemysl Pražský
Přemysl Pražský
Eduard Šimáček
Eduard Šimáček
Jaroslav Marvan
Jaroslav Marvan
Nája Reti
Nája Reti
Fred Bulín
Fred Bulín
František Kovářík
František Kovářík
Anna Turečková
Anna Turečková
Saša Dobrovolná
Saša Dobrovolná
Jan Zelenka
Jan Zelenka
Antonín Lebeda
Antonín Lebeda
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
Luigi Hofman
Luigi Hofman
Jindřich Plachta
Jindřich Plachta
Eduard Šlégl
Eduard Šlégl
Antonín Šolc
Antonín Šolc
Josef Klapuch
Josef Klapuch
Jaroslav Hesoun
Jaroslav Hesoun
V. J. Gerbic
V. J. Gerbic
Růžena Gottliebová
Růžena Gottliebová
Věra Hlavatá
Věra Hlavatá
Marie Černá
Marie Černá
Ludmila Dostálová
Ludmila Dostálová

Crews

Jan S. Kolár
Jan S. Kolár
Director
František Horký
František Horký
Producer
Karel Pečený
Karel Pečený
Producer
Rudolf Stahl
Rudolf Stahl
Assistant Director
Jan Petera
Jan Petera
Assistant Director
Boleslav Pišvejc
Boleslav Pišvejc
Assistant Director
Eduard Šimáček
Eduard Šimáček
Assistant Director
Jan S. Kolár
Jan S. Kolár
Story
Jan S. Kolár
Jan S. Kolár
Screenplay
Josef Munclinger
Josef Munclinger
Story
Josef Munclinger
Josef Munclinger
Screenplay
František Horký
František Horký
Screenplay
Karel Kopřiva
Karel Kopřiva
Camera Operator
Jan Stallich
Jan Stallich
Camera Operator
Otto Heller
Otto Heller
Camera Operator
Václav Vích
Václav Vích
Camera Operator
Jindřich Brichta
Jindřich Brichta
Camera Operator
Bohumil Heš
Bohumil Heš
Set Decoration
Ludvík Hradský
Ludvík Hradský
Production Design
J. M. Gottlieb
J. M. Gottlieb
Costume Design
Josef Kobík
Josef Kobík
Makeup & Hair
František Horký
František Horký
Production Manager
František Kysela
František Kysela
Art Designer

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