I Dutifully Report

I Dutifully Report

1958 · 91 min · CS · 7.2 (18 votes)
Dir. Karel Steklý · Starring Rudolf Hrušínský, Svatopluk Beneš, Miloš Nedbal, Jaroslav Marvan, Fanda Mrázek, Jaroslav Vojta · Music Jan Seidel · Josef Švejk Collection
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A comedy based on the novel of Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Svejk happens during the World War I. I Dutifully Report: In the introduction to the second part of the film adaptation of Hašek's novel The Good Soldier Švějk presents his main character Josef Švejk. With the distinctive traditional Czech cartoon character of a soldier Svejk, this time you meet on the way to the front and eventually right in the firing line. You can look at his famous train events, and also probably the most famous episode of the novel, Švejk's Budějovice anabasis. Don't miss the scene with the secretly bought cognac, the episode with Svejk as a fake Russian prisoner of war, including the court scene, and the scene in which lieutenant Dub is caught in a brothel. Despite the criticism, Steklý's adaptation is undoubtedly the most famous and memorable at present.

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A darkly comedic journey through the absurdities of war. It's a cynical, satirical look at bureaucracy and human folly, wrapped in a period piece that feels both classic and unsettlingly relevant.

absurdistsatiricaldarkly comediccynicalsteadyperiod piecedark comedypolitical satirewarbureaucracyabsurdityhuman folly
based on novel or bookworld war i