Warriors of Faith ( cs, Jan Roháč z Dubé) is a 1947 Czech historical film by

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, based on a play by

Alois Jirásek Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in ...

. It was the first Czech film in colour. It premiered in Prague on 28 March 1947, and the premiere was attended by Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš.

Cast

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as Puškař Zelený * Felix Le Breux as Výšek Račický *

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* Rudolf Deyl Jr. as Hrdinka *Gustav Ekl as Orságh *Lilli Hodáčová as Ludmila *František Kulhánek as Hynek Ptáček z Pirkenštejna *Antonín Kurš as Jakub Vlk *Bohumil Machník as Ambrož z Hradce *Viktor Nejedlý as Martin z Prostředka *Viktor Očásek as Filibert z Coutances *Karel Pavlík as Příbram *Theodor Pištěk as Velvar *Jiří Plachý as Oldřich z Rožmberka *Vojta Plachý-Tůma as Palomar *Jaroslav Vojta as Baba *Hermína Vojtová as Taborite woman *Aleš Podhorský as Menhart *Karel Rint as Bedřich ze Strážnice

Plot

The film is set after the Battle of Lipany, where the Radical Hussites are defeated. Only Jan Roháč refuses to surrender. He gathers his loyal followers at Sion Castle and organises resistance against King Sigismund. The castle is placed under siege and eventually defeated after a heavy battle. Jan Roháč is captured and hanged on Sigismund's orders. It angers the Czech people, who revolt against Sigismund, who is forced to run away.

References

External links

* 1947 films Czechoslovak drama films 1940s Czech-language films Czech historical drama films Films about Hussite Wars Films based on works by Alois Jirásek 1940s historical drama films 1940s Czech films Czech epic films {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub