Directed by:
Karel SteklýScreenplay:
Karel SteklýCinematography:
Rudolf Stahl ml.Composer:
Jan SeidelCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Svobodová, Josef Hlinomaz, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Svatopluk Beneš, Božena Havlíčková, Felix le Breux, Libuše Bokrová (more)Plots(1)
The dog dealer Švejk is informed by his landlady Mrs Müllerová that the Archduke Ferdinand has been shot. Tormented by rheumathism, Švejk still goes to the 'At the Chalice' pub. The secret police agent Bretschneider provokes him to speak about politics and gets Švejk and the owner of the pub Palivec arrested for high treason. After a police interrogation and an examination by a board of psychiatrists, Švejk is freed for patent idiocy. Despite constant pains in his legs, Švejk decides to join the army and arrives to sign up in a wheel-chair. He finds himself together with other 'hypochondriacs' in the army hospital. In the soldiers' chapel, he is the only one who is brought to tears by the sermon of the completely drunk Army Chaplain Katz, who takes him on as his batman. Švejk works for him devotedly, but Katz loses him in a game of cards with the Lieutenant Lukáš. Once again, Švejk is working himself to death - he saves the lieutenant from his pestering mistress and even steals a dog for him. Unfortunately, the owner of the dog is the Colonel, who makes sure that Lukáš is moved to České Budějovice for punishment, where the battalions are being formed and sent to the front. Švejk is already rejoicing in the prospect of them both dying for the Emperor and his Family. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Rudolf Hrušínský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268155_27d6b5.jpg)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
![Eva Svobodová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268480_83d55b.jpg)
Eva Svobodová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
![Josef Hlinomaz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268635_bd9592.jpg)
Josef Hlinomaz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![František Filipovský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268130_966c13.jpg)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Miloš Kopecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268171_8131f9.jpg)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Svatopluk Beneš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271435_494e2a.jpg)
Svatopluk Beneš
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Božena Havlíčková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Perly panny Serafinky (1980) (TV movie)
The Avenger (1959)
![Felix le Breux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274469_18732a.jpg)
Felix le Breux
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Libuše Bokrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Auntie's Fantasies (1941)
![Eman Fiala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268861_ebd14e.jpg)
Eman Fiala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![Otto Hradecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/908/162908812_6ee151.jpg)
Otto Hradecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Břetislav a Jitka (1974) (TV movie)
Olga Karásková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Jumping Over Puddles Again (1970)
Sestřičky (1983)
![Bedřich Karen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274248_caa373.jpg)
Bedřich Karen
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The White Disease (1937)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
![Josef Kemr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268134_4ed6c4.jpg)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![František Kreuzmann st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270437_286c58.jpg)
František Kreuzmann st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
![Alena Kreuzmannová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/633/163633444_a74748.jpg)
Alena Kreuzmannová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
![Vladimír Leraus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274547_aba9a6.jpg)
Vladimír Leraus
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Alena (1947)
![Jiří Lír](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/212/166212048_ecd5fe.jpg)
Jiří Lír
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
![Fanda Mrázek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274338_a76797.jpg)
Fanda Mrázek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Miloš Nedbal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785501_2ea908.jpg)
Miloš Nedbal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)