Dobrý voják Švejk
Directed by:
Martin FričScreenplay:
Václav WassermanCinematography:
Jan StallichComposer:
Jára BenešCast:
Saša Rašilov st., Oscar Marion, Jan Richter, Hugo Haas, Antonie Nedošinská, Josef Rovenský, Jaroslav Marvan, Jarmila Marton, Alexander Třebovský, Eman Fiala (more)Plots(1)
Military medical officer Katz loses his batman Josef Švejk in a game of cards. Švejk steals a dog to please his new superior, first lieutenant Lukáš. Out walking with his new dog, Lukáš meets colonel Kraus who is enraged to discover that Lukáš is walking his (Kraus's) dog. As a punishment Lukáš is attached to a square-bashing company in České Budějovice. Švejk accompanies Lukáš. On the train he insults a general who is travelling in civilian clothes, then he stops the train by inadvertently pulling the emergency cord. As a result, he is interrogated in Tábor. The interrogation means he misses his train and has to walk to České Budějovice. During exercises, one unit refuses to obey an order and is therefore sent to the front. Lukáš and Švejk go with the unit. (official distributor synopsis)
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After a series of four silent films starring Karl Noll, The Last Bohemian is thrown into the 1931/2 session in a whole and wonderful way. Sure, I regret that only a fragment has survived, and the 1950s disfigurement isn't glamorous, but I try to enjoy what I can.
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