St. Wenceslas (film)

St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas by Jan S. Kolár[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] 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.

The prime minister František Udržal also provided military equipment as well as people from the state services to finish the movie.

Exteriors were shot in Prokopské údolí, Šumava primeval forest, Křivoklát, Brdy and Unhošť.

Most of the film viewers were students at projections for schools who paid reduced admission fees.

[2] The music score, long considered lost, was discovered in Czech Radio archives.