The Good Soldier Schweik (1960 film)

The Good Soldier Schweik GermanDer brave Soldat Schwejk is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser. Based on the satirical novel The Good Soldier vejk by Jaroslav Haek it depicts the adventures of a simple Czech soldier during WorldWarI.

The Czech survivalist Schweik played by Heinz Rhmann is a dog trader based in Prague. He gets charged for lsemajest and is supposed to be jailed, but when the court finds him to be dimwitted, he is instead committed to a mental asylum. There, the doctors examine his physical and mental status. When one of the physicians accuses Schweik of being a simulator, Schweik assures him that he is an officially approved imbecile.When World War I breaks out in 1914, Schweik is drafted into the AustroHungarian Army as a common soldier. Because he suffers from rheumatism, he is detached as a servant for Lieutenant Lukas Ernst Stankovski. The latter is busy not getting transferred to the front line, so he can spend his time with gambling and with beautiful ladies. When Lukas loses his entire money and even his servant Schweik to a colonel in a game of cards, Schweik buys himself free with his own money and returns to Lukas. ........

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