Medieval (2022)

R09/08/2022Action, Drama, History2h 6m
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For honor. For justice. For freedom.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ben Foster

    Jan Žižka

  2. Cast 1

    Sophie Lowe

    Kateřina

  3. Cast 1

    Michael Caine

    Lord Boreš

  4. Cast 1

    Roland Møller

    Torak

  5. Cast 1

    Magnus Samuelsson

    Lars

  6. Cast 1

    Til Schweiger

    Rožmberk

  7. Cast 1

    Matthew Goode

    král Zikmund

  8. Cast 1

    William Moseley

    Jaroslav

  9. Cast 1

    Karel Roden

    Václav IV.

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 i...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$23,000,000.00

Revenue $4,311,284.00

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