The Good Soldier Švejk / Beg to Report DVD

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This movie (and its sequel) are the best adaptations of the classical Czech book The Good Soldier Svejk to date. Story follows the mishaps of the simpleminded soldier Svejk in the beginning of the 1st World War and points out the stupidity of the government and army.
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Original release date
1956
1957
country of origin
Československo/Czechoslovakia
Language
subtitles
Code
D006
EAN
8594171151071
Weight
0.12 kg
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cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Svobodová, Josef Hlinomaz, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Svatopluk Beneš, Jaroslav Marvan, Miloš Nedbal, and others.

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

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Screenplay
Original release date
1956
1957
country of origin
Československo/Czechoslovakia
subtitles
Lenght
110 min
96 min
Release date
2017
aspect ratio
1:1.37 PAL

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