Film

The Medal

7.019801h 24mDrama War

Director: Martin Hollý
Year: 1980

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.

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

Anna Wetlinská

Vítězslav Jandák

Jan Pohan

Jiří Krampol

Ivan Palúch

Jiří Kodeš

Directed by

Martin Hollý

Written by

Jiří Křižan, Vladimír Kalina