The Fate of the Good Soldier Schweik

Overview

A joint edit of the first three silent films about Švejk: The Good Soldier Švejk (1926, directed by Karel Lamač), Švejk at the Front (1926, directed by Karel Lamač) and Švejk in Russian Captivity (1926, directed by Svatopluk Innemann, based on the work by Karel Vaněk). The main role was played by the then very popular Karel Noll. The last silent sequel Švejk in Civilian (1927) exists separately, but the copy of the film is considerably damaged.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 20, 1930

Original language

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Gloriafilm

Cast

Josef Oliak,Karel Noll,Karel Lamač,Antonín Frič,Jan W. Speerger,Betty Kysilková,Antonie Nedošinská,Vladimír Majer

Director

Martin Frič

Writer

Jaroslav Hašek

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7691592