TV series
The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk
1972–1977, German, on ZDF & ORF 1.
Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk is an Austrian television series. Schwejk is a bumbling fool (he claims to have been discharged from the army on the grounds of being a certified idiot) but manages to outwit his superiors and his arch nemesis, the secret policeman "Bretschneider" with hilarious results. Set during the first world war, it follow Schwejks adventures as a recruit in the Austro-Hungarian army.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 59 min
- Status
- Ended in 1977
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Latest episode
S1 E13: Episode 13
Aired 27 April 1977
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Fritz MuliarJosef Schwejk · 13 ep
- Heinz MarecekMarek · 8 ep
- Kurt JaggbergFeldwebel Wanek · 7 ep
- Heinz PettersOberleutnant Lukasch · 6 ep
- Brigitte SwobodaMarie · 6 ep
- Heinrich SchweigerBretschneider · 6 ep
- Helli ServiFrau Müller · 5 ep
- Bibiana ZellerFrau Palivec · 4 ep
- Ludwig HirschHorschin · 3 ep
- Gerhard SteffenKrakor · 3 ep
- Kurt SowinetzFeldkurat Otto Katz · 3 ep
- Franz GaryWoditschka · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 February 1972
- Last aired
- 27 April 1977
- Network
- ZDF, ORF 1
- Original title
- Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk
- Language
- German
- Country
- Austria, Germany
- Type
- Scripted
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What The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk is based on
The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk is based on The Good Soldier Švejk, a 1921 unfinished creative work by Jaroslav Hašek.
Unfinished creative work · 1921
The Good Soldier Švejk
By Jaroslav Hašek
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The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk has 1 season and 13 episodes, about 59 minutes each.
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What is The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk based on?
The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk is based on The Good Soldier Švejk, a 1921 unfinished creative work by Jaroslav Hašek.