The Good Soldier Švejk(1957)

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.

Genre: Comedy, War

Director: Karel Steklý

Actors: Rudolf Hrusínský, Svatopluk Benes, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Hlinomaz, Bozena Havlícková, Eva Svobodová, Milos Kopecký, Felix Le Breux, Libuse Bokrová, Bedrich Karen

Release date: 1957-08-23

Country of origin: XC

Length: 1h 48m

Ratings:

• 7.4/10