🎧 Czech Braveheart: Jan Žižka
🎧 Gone Medieval
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21m
Jan Žižka is the legendary Czech national hero who led Hussite forces against three crusades and never lost a single battle. His rise to military greatness is now told in the feature film titled Medieval, starring Ben Foster and Sir Michael Caine - the most expensive Czech film ever made.
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more about Jan Žižka and the film from its director Petr Jákl and writer Petr Bok.
This episode was edited by Anisha Deva and produced by Rob Weinberg.
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