The Good Soldier Schweik

The Good Soldier Schweik was released on 23 August 1957.

The Good Soldier Schweik was directed by Karel Steklý.

The Good Soldier Schweik has a runtime of 1h 48m.

The Good Soldier Schweik was produced by Josef Beran, Václav Dobeš.

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.

The key characters in The Good Soldier Schweik are Josef Švejk (Rudolf Hrušínský), Müllerová (Eva Svobodová), Palivec (Josef Hlinomaz).

The Good Soldier Schweik is a War, Comedy film.

The Good Soldier Schweik has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.