The Good Soldier Svejk (1956)
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.
Director: Jiří Trnka
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Runtime: 76 min
Release Date: October 4, 1956
Cast
- Jan Werich - Narrator
Screenplay
- Jaroslav Hašek (Author)
- Jan Werich (Adaptation)
- Jiří Trnka
Production: Loutkový film Praha
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
based on novel or book, world war i, stop motion
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Good Soldier Svejk about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Good Soldier Svejk?
- The Good Soldier Svejk was directed by Jiří Trnka.
- Who stars in The Good Soldier Svejk?
- The Good Soldier Svejk stars Jan Werich.
- How long is The Good Soldier Svejk?
- The Good Soldier Svejk has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is The Good Soldier Svejk?
- The Good Soldier Svejk is a Comedy, Animation film.
- Where was The Good Soldier Svejk produced?
- The Good Soldier Svejk was produced in Czechoslovakia.