The Good Soldier Švejk

Overview
Cast & Crew
The Saga
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 48m

Genre

Comedy, War

Release Date

23 Aug 1957

Country

Czechoslovakia

Language

Czech

Streaming On
Klassiki
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