List of most expensive Czech films

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This is a list of the most expensive Czech films, with budgets given in Czech korunas.

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Most expensive Czech films

RankTitleYearBudgetStatusSource
1 Medieval 2022500,000,000 CZKReleased [1]
2 Bathory 2008328,000,000 CZKReleased [2]
3 The Last Children of Aporver N/A240,000,000 CZKUnfinished [3]
4 Dark Blue World 2002230,000,000 CZKReleased [4]
5 Anthropoid 2016220,000,000 CZKReleased [5]
6 Harvie and the Magic Museum 2017170,000,000 CZKReleased [6]
The Manor 1999170,000,000 CZKReleased [7]
8 The Painted Bird 2019159,000,000 CZKReleased [8]
9 Maria Theresia 2017130,000,000 CZKReleased [9]
10 Zlatý podraz 201899,914,950 CZKReleased [10]
11 Colette 201396,000,000 CZKReleased [11]
12 Zátopek 202192,000,000 CZKReleased [12]
13 Habermann 201087,000,000 CZKReleased[ citation needed ]
Milada 201787,000,000 CZKReleased [13]
15 I Served the King of England 200684,500,000 CZKReleased [14]
16 3 Seasons in Hell 200980,000,000 CZKReleased [15]
Alois Nebel 201180,000,000 CZKReleased [16]
Tobruk 200880,000,000 CZKReleased [17]
19 Burning Bush 201371,500,000 CZKReleased [18]
20 Angelic Face 200270,000,000 CZKReleased [19]
In the Shadow 201270,000,000 CZKReleased [20]
22 The Devil's Mistress 201668,000,000 CZKReleased [21]
23 Lidice 201165,000,000 CZKReleased [22]
24 Protector 200961,500,000 CZKReleased [23]
25 Lajka 201758,000,000 CZKReleased [24]
26 Kajínek 201055,000,000 CZKReleased [25]
Edgemen 201155,000,000 CZKReleased [26]
28 A Prominent Patient 201654,000,000 CZKReleased [27]
29 Želary 200350,000,000 CZKReleased [28]
Source: [29]

Record-holders

Timeline of the most expensive Czech films
YearFilmBudgetSource
1930 St. Wenceslas 4,500,000 KČs [30]
1950 Temno 5,330,000 KČs [31]
1951 The Emperor and the Golem 7,220,000 KČs [31]
1954 Jan Hus 13,110,000 KČs [31] [32]
1955 Jan Žižka 22,000,000 KČs [33]
1956 Against All 25,000,000 KČs [34]
1974 Sokolovo 28,000,000 Kčs [35]
1994 Accumulator 1 35,000,000 CZK [36]
1999 The Manor 170,000,000 CZK [37]
2002 Dark Blue World 230,000,000 CZK [38]
2008 Bathory 328,000,000 CZK [36]
2022 Jan Žižka 500,000,000 CZK [39]

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