Released:
1957-08-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Karel Steklý

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Comedy, War

• Cast:
• 
  Rudolf Hrušínský
  as
  Josef Švejk
• 
  Eva Svobodová
  as
  Müllerová
• 
  Josef Hlinomaz
  as
  Palivec
• 
  František Filipovský
  as
  agent Bretschneider
• 
  Miloš Kopecký
  as
  feldkurát Katz