ActionDramaHistory

Medieval

- For honor. For justice. For freedom.

The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.

Release Date : 2022-09-08

Language :EnglishCzech

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : R.U. Robot StudiosJBJ FilmElevated FilmsDouble Tree Entertainment

Production Country : Czech RepublicUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Medieval

Cast

Character Name : Jan Žižka

Original Name : Ben Foster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kateřina

Original Name : Sophie Lowe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lord Boreš

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torak

Original Name : Roland Møller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lars

Original Name : Magnus Samuelsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rožmberk

Original Name : Til Schweiger

Gender : Male

Character Name : král Zikmund

Original Name : Matthew Goode

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jaroslav

Original Name : William Moseley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Václav IV.

Original Name : Karel Roden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ulrich

Original Name : Werner Daehn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthew

Original Name : Jan Budař

Gender : Male

Character Name : král Václav

Original Name : Marek Vašut

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ondřej

Original Name : Ondřej Vetchý

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conrad

Original Name : Vinzenz Kiefer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freddy

Original Name : Alistair Brammer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mick

Original Name : Christopher Rygh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cyril

Original Name : Guy Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giovanni

Original Name : David Bowles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara

Original Name : Jennifer Armour

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Aneta Kernová

Gender : Female

Character Name : kapitán Martin

Original Name : Kevin Bernhardt

Gender : Male

Character Name : David

Original Name : Sean Connor Renwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zel

Original Name : Zhang Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zdeněk

Original Name : Václav Jiráček

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oldřich

Original Name : Martin Kavan

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ben Cristovao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Javier

Original Name : Roman Šebrle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jan Hus

Original Name : Viktor Krištof

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Filip Antonio

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Romana Jákl Vítová

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Denisa Pfauserová

Gender : Female

Character Name : Flashback Soldier #1

Original Name : Brian Caspe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flashback Soldier #2

Original Name : Petr Vágner

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Viktor Pešta

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Daniel Vávra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna (14)

Original Name : Laura Karolyi

Gender : Female

Reviews

@jw

2022-11-12

Medieval? Mediocre. There is a grand tale to be told about the historic Jan Žižka, his times and all that goes with it - the social, religious, political atmosphere, the power-play, the backstabbing, the wars. And parts of this tale have been told well. But not in this movie. It has good actors, wonderful locations, competent crew, and the biggest budget a Czech movie ever had so far - but it fails. The overall dramaturgy, the pacing, the direction and even the cut fail. This movie has many troubles, and the script is at the core of them. The start is promising - it introduces us into the situation, where no-one is "good"; Zizka and his mercenaries are for hire, and who is your enemy today can be your comrade tomorrow. The powerful keep changing sides, nothing is certain, except for the low-born will be suffering either way. But where to go from here? There could have been a wild romp through many of the stations of Zizka's life. Or it could have been a character study, how Zizka came to be the Czech national hero he is. But the movie fails to do that, too - it also burdens us with an unnecessary (and most likely a-historical) love story, and draws out things for long, long, long. The battles appear fierce, close up, bloody; if you don't look close, it gives the rough impression of good fighting scenes. Too many cliches, too many wide-eyed pained looks from the good lady, and TOO MUCH TIME WASTED. This bit could've been told in a quarter of the time, without skipping anything - and we'd get to see much more of the Czech history (plus more battles, intrigues, and if unavoidable, also love stories). **TL;DR: A waste of talent, money, and time.** No need to waste yours, unless you have an lazy time to while away. PS: The few token PoC they have to squeeze in these days have been cast as Cumars, plus some vaguely asian-mongolian looking extras. The actual Cumars were from Turkey, but fair-skinned and -haired, and known (as well named) for this aspect of their appearance. But mooks are mooks, right?