Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
as Jan Kania
as Moryc Haber
as Szef kompanii
as von Nogay
as Benedek
as Mitzi
as Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego
as kucharz Koperka
as Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)
as kapitan Wagner
as kapral Ulmbach
as kapral Bernstein
as fotograf Kurz
as lekarz
as wachmistrz żandarmerii
as Chudej, czeski drukarz z Pragi
as kochanka von Nogaya
as generał
as Ruda
as słowacki dezerter z lasu
as oficer przy transporcie koni
as żołnierz-oferma
as weteran
as Feldfebel w burdelu
as starszy pan
as asysta generała (pułkownik)
as asysta generała (porucznik)
as pianistka
as panienka
as ordynans kapitana Wagnera
as porucznik
as profesor w burdelu