''Schweik's Awkward Years'' or ''Schweik's Years of Indiscretion'' (German: ''Schwejk's Flegeljahre'') is a 1964 Austrian

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Von Dassanowsky p.192 It is based on the novel ''

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'' by

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. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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Synopsis

Shortly before the

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, the son of a

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is called up for military service in the

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, proving to be a very incompetent recruit.

Cast

as Josef Schwejk *

as Major Ferdinand Hruschkowitz *

as Anton Loschek, Profos *

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as Anna Pospischil, Stubenmädchen *

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as Helene Hruschkowitz *

Susi Nicoletti Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her childh ...

as Amanda Hruschkowitz *

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as Oberleutnant Gustl Wiedenstein *

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as Hauptmann Pokorny *

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as Frantisek Schwejk *

Franz Muxeneder Franz Muxeneder (19 October 1920 - 3 January 1988) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1948 to 1987. Muxeneder is best known in Great Britain for his part in the Yugoslav-German television series ''The White Hor ...

as Feldwebel Kotorek *

Hans Unterkircher Hans Unterkircher (22 August 1894 – 27 May 1971) was an Austrian stage and film actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1971. He was born in Graz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmograph ...

as General * Inge Toifl as Gräfin Timburg * Karl Hruschka as Kratochwill, Postbote *

Hugo Gottschlich Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * ''Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' Frego ...

as Ververka, 2. Profos * Dany Sigel as Hannelore Pivonka *

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as Oberleutnant Fiala *

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as Mtula, Rechnungsfeldwebel *

Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or supporting roles. He appeared in the 1955 film ''The Last Ten Day ...

as Stabsarzt * Erna Schickl as Roserl

References

Bibliography

* Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1964 films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner Gloria Film films Films shot at Rosenhügel Studios Films set in the 1910s Films set in Prague Austrian historical comedy films 1960s historical comedy films Films based on Czech novels {{Austria-film-stub