St. Wenceslas

St. Wenceslas 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. Cast Zdeněk Štěpánek as Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Jan W. Speerger as Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Vera Baranovskaya as Ludmila of Bohemia Dagny Servaes as Drahomíra Josef Loskot as Skeř Erna Ženíšková as Radmila Jan S. Kolár as Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia Gustav Svojsík as Methodius Jindřich Edl as Bohemian Elder Josef Rovenský as Barbarian Production Funding The film initially received a loan of 1 million crowns by the government of Czechoslovakia — half of the film's original budget. However the budget has been increased to 4 million crowns due to filming in winter. When the film was on a verge of being terminated the government lent the production another 1 million crowns. The prime minister František Udržal also provided military equipment as well as people from the state services to finish the movie.