''Schweik in Civilian Life'' (Czech: ''Švejk v civilu'') is a 1927 Czech-Austrian silent

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directed by

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and starring Karel Noll,

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and

Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ...

.Taylor p.149 It is a sequel to the 1926 film ''

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''. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Alois Mecera.

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took place in

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and

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Cast

* Karel Noll as Josef Švejk *

as Anička, Foster-child *

Jiří Hron Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...

as Pavel *

as Baron Camra * Renati Renée as Dancer Lo *

Jan Richter Jan Richter (29 March 1923 – 25 July 1999) was a Czechoslovakian ice hockey player who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were ...

as Žížala *

Josef Rovenský Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czech-Jewish Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 film actor and director. He ap ...

as Pižla * Robert Ford as Hotel Manager *

Jindřich Fiala Jindřich is Czech form of the English name Henry. People with the given name include: * Jindřich Bačkovský (1912–2000), Czech physicist *Jindřich Balcar (1950–2013), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1976 * Jindřich Chmela ...

as Referee

References

Bibliography

* Taylor, Richard. ''The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema''. BFI, 2000.

External links

* 1927 films Czech silent films Czech comedy films Austrian silent films Austrian comedy films 1927 comedy films 1920s Czech-language films Films directed by Gustav Machatý Czech black-and-white films Czech sequel films Films based on The Good Soldier Švejk Czech-language comedy films {{1920s-CzechRepublic-film-stub