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Spanil jzda
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Wikipedia article
'Spanil jzda' ('Beautiful Ride' or 'The Nuremberg Campaign') is a 1963 Czechoslovak historical film, directed by Oldich Dank. The film is set in 1427-1430.
Cast
* Petr Kostka as Ondej Kesk z imovi
* Ji Vala as Eschweiler z Hohenbachu
* Michaela Lohnisk as Katrue
* Jaroslav Prcha as Mike
* Martin Rek as Prokop the Great
* Ji Hol as Priest Jra
* Karel Hger as Henry Beaufort
* Vlasta Fialov as Elisabeth of Hohenzollern
* Vclav pidla as Friedrich von Hohenzollern
Plot
The film starts in 1427. Hussite army faces Crusaders at Tachov. Crusdaders are led by Henry Beaufort and hussites by Prokop the Great. One of crusaders loyal to Henry Beaufort is Eschweiler z Hohenbachu. Eschweiler murdered family of Ondej Kesk and kidnapped his bride Anka. Ondej joins hussite army so he can get revenge on Eschweiler but is caught when he tries to steal a horse and is whipped. When both armies face each other Crusaders run away from hussites. Three years later Ondej is an experienced soldier. He sees opportunity to get revenge and joins campaign to Bavaria. City by city surrenders to hussites. Ondej tries to find Eschweieler but nobody knows him. Hussites are getting closer to Nuremberg. Friedrich von Hohenzollern tries to negotiate with hussites. He promises to let 15 hussites enter Nuremberg. Ondej is one of them. He finally finds Eschweiler. He finds out that Eschweiler raped Anka and she died when she gave birth to a son. He shows Ondej her grave where he attacks him but Ondej kills him. Hussite army is surrounded by army that Friedrich von Hohenzollern sent against them. Hussites never reached Nuremberg.
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