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The Good Soldier Schweik (1926 film)

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'The Good Soldier Schweik' is a 1926 Czech black-and-white silent era comedy film directed by Karel Lama, based on Jaroslav Haek's novel The Good Soldier vejk. The first of the Czech films starring Karel Noll, as the Good Soldier vejk. Of these, it was the most closely based on the original, unfinished novel. Subsequent films continued the original story.

Cast



* Karel Noll as Josef vejk

* Antonie Nedoinsk as Mrs. Mllerov

* Karel Lama as Innkeeper Palivec / Lt. Luk

* Jan W. Speerger as Bretschneider

* Betty Kysilkov as Mrs. Palivcov

Sequels



* 'Schweik at the Front' (1926) [http://www.csfd.cz/film/223498-svejk-na-fronte/ "vejk na front"]

* 'Schweik in Russian Captivity' (1926) [http://www.csfd.cz/film/43148-svejk-v-ruskem-zajeti/ "vejk v ruskm zajet"]

* 'Schweik in Civilian Life' (1927) [http://www.csfd.cz/film/6315-svejk-v-civilu/ "vejk v civilu"]

A 76-minute cut of the first 3 films edited by Martin Fri, was released as The Fates of the Good Soldier vejk in 1930.[http://www.csfd.cz/film/283719-osudy-dobreho-vojaka-svejka/ "Osudy dobrho vojka vejka"]

References




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