Švejk as a Civilian
Country
Czechoslovakia, AustriaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
23 September 1927Runtime
90 minDirector
Gustav MachatýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Švejk v civiluCzech title
Švejk v civiluEnglish title
Švejk as a CivilianCo-production title
Schwejk in ZivilSynopsis
Švejk is living with his dogs next door to seamstress Anička. He decides to get into dog-trading with the easy-going Pižla and the funeral director Žížala. Baron Camra gives the debauched Lo a fox terrier called Hero and a car with a driver called Pavel. Pižla and Žížala steal the dog and Camr is left with Švejk's calling card. Lo then argues with Camr and goes off with Pavel to see Švejk to try to get the dog back. At the same time she also tries to seduce Pavel. Camr believes Pavel is Lo's lover and he tells this to Anička who is in love with Pavel. The furious Anička had wanted to go with Pavel to Karlovy Vary but Camr takes advantage of her outrage and invites her on an excursion himself. Meanwhile the fox terrior has run back to Švejk. In a Karlovy Vary hotel Anička passes herself off as Camr's wife but she is still thinking about Pavel. Camr, during a card game in a casino, once more gains the wanton Lo's favours. Švejk arrives with Hero and places bets with a dog-tag. Camr loses all his money and Lo prepares to leave. Švejk wins a great deal of money with the dog-tag, Pavel makes his peace with Anička and together they leave the hotel.
Note
From novel Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války/The Fates of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War by Jaroslav Hašek and from its sequel Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka v ruském zajetí/The Fates of the Good Soldier Švejk in Russian Captivity by Karel Vaněk was taken over for the plot of the film only the name of the title character.
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Cast
Karel Noll
Josef Švejk
Dina Gralla
Švejkova schovanka Anička
Jiří Hron
šofér Pavel, Aniččin milý
Albert Paulig
baron Camra
Renate Renée
tanečnice Lo, baronova milenka
Jan Richter
funebrák Žížala
Josef Rovenský
antoušek Pižla
Robert Ford
ředitel hotelu
Jindřich Fiala
soudce při běžeckých závodech
Jindřich Adolf
divák s buřinkou při běžeckých závodech
Josef Hom
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Alois Mecera, Hans Ledersteger, Gustav Machatý, Franz Meschkan
Production info
Original Title
Švejk v civilu
Czech Title
Švejk v civilu
English Title
Švejk as a Civilian
Co-production Title
Schwejk in Zivil
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Austria
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship 22 September 1927
date of censorship 03/1933 (konec povolení k promítání 1938)
Premiere
premiere 23 September 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Hvězda, Koruna a Orient, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Original length in metres
2 570 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
