''The Good Soldier Schweik'' ( cs, Dobrý voják Švejk) is a 1931 Czechoslovak black-and-white

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Martin Frič Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, Fri ...

, based on

Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical incide ...

's novel

The Good Soldier Švejk ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' () is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who pretends to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary i ...

Cast

Saša Rašilov Saša Rašilov (6 September 1891 – 4 May 1955) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1913 and 1954. Rašilov was an actor, comedian, clown and cabaret, grandfather of actor Saša Rašilov Jr. and his brother Vac ...

as Josef Svejk *

Oscar Marion Oscar Marion was an American slave and militiaman during the Revolutionary War. He was the slave of Brigadier-General Francis Marion, the legendary "Swamp Fox." In December 2006, Oscar Marion was recognized as an "African American Patriot" in a ...

as Lieutenant Karel Lukás (as Oskar Marion) * Jan Richter as Palivec, innkeeper *

Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. Life and career Haas was born in B ...

as MUDr. Katz *

Antonie Nedošinská Antonie Nedošinská (26 June 1885 – 17 July 1950) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1916 and 1947. Selected filmography * ''The Lantern'' (1925) * '' Falešná kočička aneb Když si žena umíní'' (1926) * ...

as Mrs. Müllerová, landlady *

Josef Rovenský Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czech-Jewish Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 film actor and director. He app ...

as MUDr. Grünstein *

Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school-leaving ...

as Plukovník Kraus * Jarmila Vacková as Irena Krausová * Alexander Třebovský as Bretschneider, secret agent *

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as Countess von Botzenheim * Eduard Šlégl as Chamberlain *

Felix Kühne Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

as Doctor

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* 1931 films 1931 comedy films 1930s war comedy films 1930s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič The Good Soldier Švejk Films based on Czech novels Films based on works by Jaroslav Hašek World War I films set on the Eastern Front Czech war comedy films Czech World War I films 1930s Czech films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub