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The Medal
The Medal

The Medal

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

31 October 1980

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Vlado Müller

Vlado Müller

Corporal Adalbert Hoferik

Josef Bláha

Josef Bláha

Governor König

Ilja Prachař

Ilja Prachař

General Berger

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

General Gross

Jiří Kodet

Jiří Kodet

Kostolány

Oldřich Velen

Oldřich Velen

Resnitzek

Ladislav Frej

Ladislav Frej

Ziegler

Pavel Zedníček

Pavel Zedníček

Wimmer

Miroslav Zounar

Miroslav Zounar

von Pallawski

Jan Skopeček

Jan Skopeček

Reischl

Jiří Zahajský

Jiří Zahajský

Lorisch

Jana Břežková

Jana Břežková

Hedwiga

Anna Wetlinská

Anna Wetlinská

Vítězslav Jandák

Vítězslav Jandák

Jan Pohan

Jan Pohan

Jiří Krampol

Jiří Krampol

Ivan Palúch

Ivan Palúch

Jiří Kodeš

Jiří Kodeš

Zdeněk Dušek

Zdeněk Dušek

Milan Klacek

Milan Klacek

Franz Hoppe

Jan Kotva

Jan Kotva

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Viktor Maurer

Viktor Maurer

Eva Asterová

Eva Asterová

Karel Bělohradský

Karel Bělohradský

Zdeněk Braunschläger

Zdeněk Braunschläger

Jan Cmíral

Jan Cmíral

Miroslav Vladyka

Miroslav Vladyka

Jan Laibl

Jan Laibl

Zdeněk Novotný

Zdeněk Novotný

Ivan Pokorný

Ivan Pokorný

Ladislav Dušek

Ladislav Dušek

Miloslav Šindler

Miloslav Šindler

Milan Tichý

Milan Tichý

Luděk Kopřiva

Luděk Kopřiva

Jan Kačmáček

Jan Kačmáček

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

Pavel Lehotský

Pavel Lehotský

Vladimír Navrátil

Vladimír Navrátil

Vít Pešina

Vít Pešina

Ludvík Pozník

Ludvík Pozník

Rudolf Serina

Rudolf Serina

Arnošt Böhm

Arnošt Böhm

Petr Drozda

Petr Drozda

Karel Engel

Karel Engel

Antonín Hausknecht

Antonín Hausknecht

Josef Hrubý

Josef Hrubý

František Jákl

František Jákl

Vladimír Ježek

Vladimír Ježek

Miroslav Jíra

Miroslav Jíra

Vladimír Kaisr

Vladimír Kaisr

Jiří Kalenský

Jiří Kalenský

Jaroslav Klenot

Jaroslav Klenot

Jiří Klenot

Jiří Klenot

Zdeněk Krumpl

Zdeněk Krumpl

Ladislav Lahoda

Ladislav Lahoda

Pavel Myslík

Pavel Myslík

Otakar Němec

Otakar Němec

Jindřich Sejk

Jindřich Sejk

Frantisek Stupka

Frantisek Stupka

Jaroslav Šanda

Jaroslav Šanda

Jaroslav Tomsa

Jaroslav Tomsa

Stanislav Tůma

Stanislav Tůma

Jiří Vach

Jiří Vach

Jaroslav Vlk

Jaroslav Vlk

Pavel Želízko

Pavel Želízko

Jan Baloga

Jan Baloga

Jan Hrad

Jan Hrad

Tomás Kydlíček

Tomás Kydlíček

Miroslav Nohýnek

Miroslav Nohýnek

Franz Hoppe (voice)

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