The Good Soldier Švejk

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MOVIE

The Good Soldier Švejk

Good-natured and garrulous, Schweik becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I -- although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards and getting drunk, he uses all his cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the police, clergy, and officers who chivy him toward battle.

Original Title

Dobrý voják Švejk

Release Date

1957-08-23

Year

1957

Duration

1h 48m

Status

Released

Score

7.50

Genres

#based-on-novel-or-book#world-war-i

Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Josef Švejk

Eva Svobodová

Eva Svobodová

Müllerová

Josef Hlinomaz

Josef Hlinomaz

Palivec

František Filipovský

František Filipovský

agent Bretschneider

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

feldkurát Katz

Svatopluk Beneš

Svatopluk Beneš

nadporučík Lukáš

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Božena Havlíčková

Katy Wendlerová

Felix le Breux

Felix le Breux

policejní rada

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Libuše Bokrová

baronka von Botzenheimová

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Olga Karásková