Directed by:
Jan S. KolárCast:
Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bohumil Heš, Jindřich Edl, Theodor Pištěk, Jan S. Kolár, Josef Rovenský, Gustav Svojsík, Jan W. Speerger, Dagny Servaes, Vera Baranovskaja (more)Plots(1)
Opulent and so far the only film adaptation of the Czech patron saint’s life story. This high-budget silent film from 1929 was made for the millennial anniversary of Wenceslas’ death. At the time, it was the most expensive and epic Czechoslovak film. (Finále Plzeň)
Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Austria-Hungary
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Malér (1965) (TV movie)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Bohumil Heš
Austria-Hungary
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St. Wenceslas (1929)
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Irca's Romance (1936)
Jindřich Edl
Austria-Hungary
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The Lumberjack (1922)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
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Theodor Pištěk
Austria-Hungary
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Jan S. Kolár
Austria-Hungary
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Josef Rovenský
Austria-Hungary
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Fair People (1930)
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Gustav Svojsík
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St. Wenceslas (1929)
Jan W. Speerger
Austria-Hungary
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The Lumberjack (1922)
Dagny Servaes
German Empire
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St. Wenceslas (1929)
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Vera Baranovskaja
Russian Empire
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Tonka Šibenice (francouzská verze) (1930)
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Josef Loskot
Austria-Hungary
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Máňa Ženíšková
Austria-Hungary
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Jiří Steimar
Austria-Hungary
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Anita Janová
Austria-Hungary
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Emil Focht
Austrian Empire
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Jindřich Lhoták
Austria-Hungary
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The Poisoned Light (1921)
Colonel Svec (1929)
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Josef Novák
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Jan Marek
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Tonka Šibenice (francouzská verze) (1930)
Vladimír Majer
Austria-Hungary
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The Lumberjack (1922)
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Václav Vydra st.
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