''The Good Soldier Schweik'' ( cs, Dobrý voják Švejk) is a 1956 Czechoslovak anti-war comedy film written and directed by Karel Steklý. It was based on the novel ''

The Good Soldier Švejk ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' () is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who pretends to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary ...

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Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical inci ...

and was nominated for the 1957 Crystal Globe Awards. It was followed by a 1957 sequel ''

I Dutifully Report ''I Dutifully Report'' ( cs, Poslušně hlásím) is a 1958 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Steklý. It is the sequel to '' The Good Soldier Schweik''. Cast * Rudolf Hrušínský as Josef Švejk * Svatopluk Beneš as first lieuten ...

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Cast

* Rudolf Hrušínský as Josef Švejk *

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of A ...

as Agent Bretschneider *

Svatopluk Beneš Svatopluk Beneš (24 February 1918 – 27 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 90 films and television shows between 1934 and 2003. Selected filmography * '' Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * '' Pohádka máje'' (1940) * ' ...

as First lieutenant Lukáš * Josef Hlinomaz as Innkeeper Palivec * Miloš Kopecký as Chaplain Otto Katz * Božena Havlíčková as Katy Wendlerová * Eva Svobodová as Ms. Müllerová *

Felix Le Breux Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

as Police council

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* 1957 films 1950s war comedy films Czechoslovak comedy films 1950s Czech-language films The Good Soldier Švejk Films based on Czech novels Films based on works by Jaroslav Hašek Films directed by Karel Steklý Czech war comedy films Anti-war comedy films Film remakes 1957 comedy films Czech World War I films 1950s Czech films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub