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A Star Called Wormwood (Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk)

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Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk
Cinema poster
Country CZE.jpg Czechoslovakia
Directed by Martin Fric
Release Date 1964
Language Czech
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Main Cast
Character Actor
Tonka Jirina Bohdalová
Hilda Vlasta Matulová
Pvt. Noha Rudolf Deyl
Pvt. Červenka Jirí Sovák
Cpl. Vodička Radoslav Brzobohatý
Pvt. Lojzík Jan Tríska
Pvt. Koval Martin Ruzek
Pvt. Pelnár Josef Vetrovec
Pvt. Werner Jaroslav Mareš
Fw. Klozberg Cestmír Randa


A Star Called Wormwood (Original title: Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk) is a 1964 Czechoslovak war drama directed by Martin Fric and inspired by the real historical events - rebellion, which occurred in 7th Infantry regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army in Rumburk at the end of the WWI. Starring Jirina Bohdalová, Rudolf Deyl, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Cestmír Randa and Jan Tríska.


The following weapons were used in the film A Star Called Wormwood (Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk):



FN Model 1910

FN Model 1910 .380 ACP
Battalion Commander Dicker (Jaroslav Rauser) used as a service weapon a FN Model 1910 pistol.
The commander chastised Fw. Klozberg (Cestmír Randa) (right) for the rise in tension between the soldiers and leadership.
The leader of the rebels pvt. František Noha (Rudolf Deyl) took with the functions also his service gun.

Steyr Mannlicher M1895

Standard weapons of the Austro-Hungarian soldier was a Steyr Mannlicher M1895 short rifle.

Steyr M1895 Short Rifle (M1930 Conversion) - 8x56R
Pvt. Koval (Martin Růžek) (left) and Cpl. Vodička (Radoslav Brzobohatý) (back) with rifles over their shoulders.
File:Jan Tríska-Manlicher M1895.jpg
Pvt. Lojzík (Jan Tríska) was ordered to guard with a rifle by punishes soldiers.
File:Jaroslav Mareš-Mannlicher95.jpg
The soldiers refused to obey fw. Klozberg and put bayonets on the rifles.
Pvt. Kolarík (Gustav Heverle) clean your rifle.
File:Jirí Sovák-Mannlicher95.jpg
Soldiers Červenka (Jirí Sovák) (left) and Werner (Jaroslav Mareš) (right) arrested the staff of battalion.
Pvt. Pelnář (Josef Vetrovec) with rifle stops a train at the place of last battle.
The firing squad executed the judgment of the military court martial over the leaders of the rebellion.

Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12

7.92x57 Mauser
The rebels soldiers seized also several Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12.
Schwarzlose MG-HzP.jpg
The Army is trying to stop insurgents help a machine guns.
Pvt. Noha (Rudolf Deyl) with pvt. Lojzík (Jan Tríska) firing from machine gun a first and last dose of their struggle.

Zeitzünderhandgranate

Austro-Hungarian Zeitzünderhandgranate - high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade, model 1914
Soldiers looted in a warehouse of weapons a Zeitzünderhandgranates.
File:Jaroslav Mareš-Stielhandgranate.jpg
The rebels soldiers (Ladislav H. Struna and Jaroslav Mareš) marching with grenades in his belt.

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