Schweik's Intervention in the World War
Svejkovo zasahnuti do svetove valky
Czechoslovakia
1986
25 Min
Color
1.33:1
Czech
The 1th instalment of the The Good Soldier Schweik shows the effect which the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand d’Este has on Schweik. He confides his impressions to a plain-clothes man and is arrested, just as publican Palivec. The latter is sentenced to 10 years in prison for his seditious words while Schweik is sent to a psychiatric ward first and released subsequently. —kratkyfilm.com
Stanislav Látal (Samotišky, near Olomouc, 7 May 1919-Prague, 4 August 1994) was a Czech puppet-film maker and animator.He was among the Czech animators Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Hermína Týrlová, Jiří Barta, Břetislav Pojar, and Jan Švankmajer known for their unique style. —Wikipedia