The Good Soldier Schweik (1956 film)

The Good Soldier Schweik (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 by Jaroslav Hašek and was nominated for the 1957 Crystal Globe Awards. It was followed by a 1957 sequel I Dutifully Report.

Cast

 * Rudolf Hrušínský as Josef Švejk
 * František Filipovský as Agent Bretschneider
 * Svatopluk Beneš 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 as Police council