1957
7.7 (37 votes)
1h 48m
Genres
Comedy
War
Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
The Good Soldier Švejk (Dobrý voják Švejk)
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.
