The Good Soldier Schweik () is a 1926 Czech black-and-white silent era comedy film directed by Karel Lamač, based on Jaroslav Hašek's novel The Good Soldier Švejk. The first of the Czech films starring Karel Noll, as the Good Soldier Švejk. Of these, it was the most closely based on the original, unfinished novel. Subsequent films continued the original story.
Cast Karel Noll as Josef Švejk Antonie Nedošinská as Mrs. Müllerová Karel Lamač as Innkeeper Palivec / Lt. Lukáš Jan W. Speerger as Bretschneider Betty Kysilková as Mrs. Palivcová
Sequels
Schweik at the Front (1926) "Švejk na frontě" Schweik in Russian Captivity (1926) "Švejk v ruském zajetí" Schweik in Civilian Life (1927) "Švejk v civilu"
A 76-minute cut of the first 3 films edited by Martin Frič, was released as The Fates of the Good Soldier Švejk in 1930."Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka"
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