The Good Soldier Schweik (1926 film)

The Good Soldier Schweik
Directed by Karel Lamač
Starring Karel Noll
Release date
 1926
Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech

The Good Soldier Schweik (Czech: Dobrý voják Švejk) is a 1926 Czechoslovakian black-and-white silent era comedy film directed by Karel Lamač,[1] based on Jaroslav Hašek's novel The Good Soldier Švejk.

Overview

This was the first of the Czech films starring Karel Noll, as the Good Soldier Švejk. Of these, it was the most closely based on the original, unfinished novel. Subsequent films continued the original story. These were

  • Švejk in Russian Captivity (1926) [2]
  • Švejk at the Front (1926) [3]
  • Švejk in Plainclothes (1927) [4]

A 76-minute cut of the first 3 films, was also produced in 1930.

  • Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk (1930) [5]

Cast

  • Karel Noll as Josef Svejk
  • Antonie Nedosinská as Mrs. Müllerová
  • Carl Lamac as Innkeeper Palivec / Lt. Lukás (as Karel Lamač)
  • Jan W. Speerger as Bretschneider
  • Betty Kysilková as Mrs. Palivcová

References

  1. ↑ "Dobrý voják Švejk". csfd.cz. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Švejk v ruském zajetí"
  3. ↑ "Švejk na frontě"
  4. ↑ "Švejk v civilu"
  5. ↑ "Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka"


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