St. Wenceslas (film)

St. Wenceslas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJan S. Kolár
Written byJan S. Kolár
Josef Munclinger
František Horký
StarringZdeněk Štěpánek
Jan W. Speerger
CinematographyKarel Kopřiva
Jan Stallich
Otto Heller
Václav Vích
Jindřich Brichta
Music byOskar Nedbal
Jaroslav Křička
Production
companies
Elekta-Journal
Milenium-Film Praha
Distributed byGong-film
Release date
  • 4 April 1930 (1930-04-04)
Running time
112 Minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech
Budget4,500,000 Kčs

St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas by Jan S. Kolár It was the most expensive Czech film to date, with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 5,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.