Dobrý voják Svejk

1957
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

1.5K

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Comedy War

Mrs Müllerova (E. Svobodova) informs her tenant Svejk (R. Hrusinsky) about the recent assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Svejk heads out to the local pub unaware that a secret police agent... Read allMrs Müllerova (E. Svobodova) informs her tenant Svejk (R. Hrusinsky) about the recent assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Svejk heads out to the local pub unaware that a secret police agent is also in there spying on people who talk about political subjects. After foolishly talk... Read allMrs Müllerova (E. Svobodova) informs her tenant Svejk (R. Hrusinsky) about the recent assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Svejk heads out to the local pub unaware that a secret police agent is also in there spying on people who talk about political subjects. After foolishly talking to the agent Svejk gets arrested for treason but soon after gets released on the accou... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
The Good Soldier Schweik (Czech: Dobrý voják Svejk) is a 1956 Czechoslovak anti-war comedy based on the novel The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek published in 1923. It was followed by a 1957 sequel I Dutifully Report (Czech: Poslusne hlásím).

Quotes
[last lines]
Josef Svejk: Herr Oberleutnant! I'm so awfully happy! There is nothing more beautiful than falling in battle for the Kaiser, and his family!

Alternate versions
There are at least two versions of the movie. The older Národní filmový archiv (NFA) version featured on DVD and most TV broadcasts does not include the text "Sarajevo 1914" as the first sequence and lacks a movie title at the beginning. The digitally restored version from 2016 features an introduction taken from the theatrical version, with "Sarajevo 1914" in the first sequence and the movie title appearing within the first few seconds. The most noticeable difference is that in the 2016 remastered version there are quite a few scenes with completely different takes used compared to the older Národní filmový archiv (NFA) version.

Connections
Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A cseh új hullám (1990)

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Review

Featured review

10/10

A Czech masterpiece

Magnificent screenplay based on Hasek's famous book. I used to read the book translated in English whenever I felt down. Now instead I watch this movie and the positive effect on my mood is even stronger. I watched it many times.

The caricature of life is exhilarating. So many talented actors in this movie! Their performance is unforgettable. Reading the subtitles does make it a bit more difficult to watch it the first time, but if you watch the movie again, it is less of a problem. The director must be congratulated as well. A masterpiece.