Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jan Werich
Narrator
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jiří Trnka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Good Soldier Svejk is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
