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The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk

The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk

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Overview

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.

Created by Eckart Hachfeld
Written by Eckart Hachfeld, Jaroslav Hašek, Jörg Mauthe
NetworksZDFORF 1

Top Cast

Fritz Muliar

Fritz Muliar

Josef Schwejk

About The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk

The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk is a comedy, war & politics series that first aired in 1972. Created by Eckart Hachfeld, it stars Fritz Muliar. 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.

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