The Good Soldier Švejk (1957)

1h 48m · 23 Aug 1957

Comedy War

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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.

Movie ID	161383
Genre	Comedy, War
Director	Karel Steklý
Main cast	Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Svobodová, Josef Hlinomaz, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Svatopluk Beneš, Božena Havlíčková, Felix le Breux
Release date	23 August 1957
Release year	1957
Language	Czech
Duration	108 min (1h 48m)
Rating	7.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Filmové studio Barrandov