The Medal (1980)
Overview
The trenches of World War I provide for a captivating backdrop to the drama of Corporal Hoferik. In his devotion to the Habsburg Monarchy, he fanatically carries out his military orders, but he ultimately suffers the Empire's disfavor.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 1.55 |
Directed By
Martin Hollý
Crew
Martin Hollý
Zdeněk Liška
František Uldrich
Vladimír Kalina
Monika Gajdošová
Jiří Křižan
Vladimír Kalina
Marie Beránková
Zdeněk Troška
Miloš Kohout
Milan Klacek
Václav Nývlt
Tibor Vichta
Vladimír Smutný
Michal Krob
Jiří Pechar
František Kučera
Jiří Hlupý
Pavel Pitner
Miloslav Dvořák
Jiří Forst
Milan Šilha
Miroslav Fára
Jan Kropáček
Jana Ledecká
Anna Blažková
Lubomír Votoček
Jiří Šimon
Miloš Kohout
Vlasta Brijarová
Bobo Sobotka
Ivana Kačírková
Eliška Willigová
Alexandr Vrbata
Jan Baloga
Arnošt Böhm
Petr Drozda
Karel Engel
Antonín Hausknecht
Jan Hrad
Josef Hrubý
František Jákl
Vladimír Ježek
Miroslav Jíra
Vladimír Kaisr
Jiří Kalenský
Jaroslav Klenot
Jiří Klenot
Zdeněk Krumpl
Tomás Kydlíček
Ladislav Lahoda
Pavel Myslík
Otakar Němec
Jindřich Sejk
Frantisek Stupka
Jaroslav Šanda
Jaroslav Tomsa
Stanislav Tůma
Jiří Vach
Jaroslav Vlk
Pavel Želízko
Jaroslav Solnička
Ludmila Venclíková
Milan Štěch
Ivan Helcl
Irena Sedláčková
Lenka Mojžíšová
Václav Beneš
František Belfín
TOP CAST
Vlado Müller
Corporal Adalbert Hoferik
Josef Bláha
Governor König
Ilja Prachař
General Berger
Radovan Lukavský
General Gross
Jiří Kodet
Kostolány
Oldřich Velen
Resnitzek
Ladislav Frej
Ziegler
Pavel Zedníček
Wimmer
Miroslav Zounar
von Pallawski
Jan Skopeček
Reischl
Jiří Zahajský
Lorisch
Jana Břežková
Hedwiga
Milan Klacek
Franz Hoppe
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