A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 24, 1987
Original Title:
Zikmund řečený Šelma ryšavá
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Československá televize Praha
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
In December 1437, Emperor Sigismund, King of Bohemia and Hungary, returns from Prague to Hungary. Due to a prolonged illness, he stops with his entourage at Znojmo Castle. The Emperor's wife Barbora, daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Duke Albrecht of Habsburg, Supreme Chancellor Kašpar Šlik, bishop, doctors, but also a former supporter of the Hussite movement, Master Křišťan of Prachatice, all expect the Emperor's death. Family members and even the Supreme Chancellor are considering how to obtain the Czech crown for themselves. The Emperor is already dictating a will, but has not yet sealed it with a seal. He waits and takes stock of his reign. Although he defends himself, he is constantly haunted by memories of the Hussite revolutionary movement, which he so cruelly suppressed, and of Hus, for whose death he was responsible.
Camera Operator:
Bohuslav Kudláček
Vladimír Dousek
Stanislav Benc
Costume Design:
Jarmila Konečná
Director:
Jiří Bělka
Director of Photography:
Vladimír Opletal
Dramaturgy:
Přemysl Veverka
Editor:
Marie Pačajová
Václav Kubale
Eva Šťáhlavská
First Assistant Director:
Zuzana Fialová
Makeup & Hair:
Věra Pokorná
Josef Adamička
Music Director:
Miloslav Ducháč
Original Music Composer:
Jiří F. Svoboda
Production Manager:
Jiřina Pokorná
Script Supervisor:
Zdena Froncová
Second Assistant Director:
Michaela Menšíková
Set Designer:
Josef Diviš
Sound:
Hugo Markes
Technical Advisor:
Jiří Spěváček
Writer:
Jiří Šotola
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