The Good Soldier Švejk
1957 · 108 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, War
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.
Directed by Karel Steklý · Written by Karel Steklý
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Rudolf Hrušínský Josef Švejk -
Eva Svobodová Müllerová -
Josef Hlinomaz Palivec -
František Filipovský agent Bretschneider -
Miloš Kopecký feldkurát Katz -
Svatopluk Beneš nadporučík Lukáš - B Božena Havlíčková Katy Wendlerová
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Felix le Breux policejní rada - L Libuše Bokrová baronka von Botzenheimová
- O Olga Karásková
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Bedřich Karen profesor Heuer - V Václav Poláček
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