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The Good Soldier Schweik (Czech: Dobrý voják Švejk) is a 1956 Czechoslovak anti-war comedy film written and directed by Karel Steklý. It was based on the novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek and was nominated for the 1957 Crystal Globe Awards.
Nov 12, 2014 · Comedy / Drama (1960) 98 minutes ~ Color This is a deft satire by Axel von Ambesser that undercuts the adage that a soldier must always obey orders, no matter what. At the heart of the story is Schwejk (Heinz Ruhmann), a canine salesman who is drafted into the army during World War I. The setting is Bohemia when it was under the sway of a combined Austro-Hungarian rule. Once Schwejk has his uniform on he so devotedly follows the very letter of the law, every order that is given him, that he ...
- November 12, 2014
- Film Gorillas
- 105 min
- 1180
Dobrý voják Svejk: Directed by Karel Steklý. With Rudolf Hrusínský, Svatopluk Benes, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Hlinomaz. Mrs Müllerova (E. Svobodova) informs her tenant Svejk (R. Hrusinsky) about the recent assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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- War, Comedy
- Karel Steklý
- 1957-08-23
Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk 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.
A clumsy dog trader is drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army at the beginning of WWI. Director Axel von Ambesser Genre Comedy, Drama Original Language German Release Date (DVD) Feb 22, 2005 ...
- Axel Von Ambesser
- Comedy, Drama
- Heinz Rühmann
The Good Soldier Schweik (German: Der brave Soldat Schwejk) is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser. Based on the satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek it depicts the adventures of a simple Czech soldier during World War I . The film features Heinz Rühmann as the protagonist Schweik, and was ...
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1960: In West Germany the book was adapted to black-and-white film The Good Soldier Schweik (1960 film) starring Heinz Rühmann. 1962: Velká cesta ('The Long Journey') is a Czechoslovak-Soviet black-and-white co-production film, made at Mosfilm studios in Moscow, recounting parts of Hašek's life that inspired much of The Good Soldier Švejk ...
