The Good Soldier Svejk
1956, Czech. Directed by Jiří Trnka.
Adapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous illustrations to garrulous puppet life, posed Trnka one of his biggest creative challenges. Trnka himself felt that the final episode was the most artistically successful, but there's much to enjoy in all three, not least the way that the lackadaisical layabout Svejk's own self-serving anecdotes are realized through cut-out animation.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Czech
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- Released
- 4 October 1956
- Original title
- Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Jiří Trnka
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What The Good Soldier Svejk is based on
The Good Soldier Svejk is based on The Good Soldier Švejk, a 1921 novel by Jaroslav Hašek.
Novel · 1921
The Good Soldier Švejk
By Jaroslav Hašek
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The Good Soldier Svejk runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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The Good Soldier Svejk isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 October 1956. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Good Soldier Svejk?
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Who directed The Good Soldier Svejk?
The Good Soldier Svejk (1956) was directed by Jiří Trnka and stars Jan Werich.
What is The Good Soldier Svejk based on?
The Good Soldier Svejk is based on The Good Soldier Švejk, a 1921 novel by Jaroslav Hašek.