Shortly before the First World War, the son of a Prague butcher is called up for military service in the Austro-Hungarian Army of Emperor Franz Joseph, proving to be a very incompetent recruit.
as Josef Schwejk
as Major Ferdinand Hruschkovic
as Anton Loschek
as Anna Pospischil
as Helene Hruschkovic
as Amalie Hruschkovic
as Oberleutnant Gustl
as Feldwebel Kotorek
as Hauptmann Pokorny
as Oberleutnant Fiala