The Good Soldier Švejk / Beg to Report Blu-ray

cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Svobodová, Josef Hlinomaz, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Svatopluk Beneš, Jaroslav Marvan, Miloš Nedbal, a další.

The best known adaptation for film of Jaroslav Hašek’s satirical novel joins timeless humor with trenchant irony, the target of which is not limited to the senselessness of war alone. The peculiar protagonist who, while overzealously carrying out the orders of his superiors, becomes a calamity for those around him, is visually inspired by the illustrations of Josef Lada and played by the unforgettable Rudolf Hrušínský. Dividing the plot into a two part cycle (the second part, Beg to Report, Sir, was released one year later) enabled Karel Steklý to transfer his literary source onto the silver screen in the most faithful manner.

Bonus materials:

Trailer The Good Soldier Švejk and Beg to Report (Jan Bušta, 2016) • Digital Restauration of Com- mon Problems Found on Film Material (2016) • Friday Morning (Zdeněk Podskalský, 1957) • The Czechoslovak Newsreel, č. 28, 1957 (1957) • Cultural Review, č. 6, 1953 (1953) • Film Talk (1983) • Simpleton (Karel Steklý, 1945) • Monster Conert (1916) • Supplying Prague during the World War (1917) • shots from newsreels