Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka

The Trnka/Werich collaboration is simply joyful, all three chapters are exactly what one needs. The episode with the Kontuzsovka herbal liqueur is regular proof of that. From Hatvan to Haliče, Svejk's train accidents and Svejk's Budějovice anabasis is what Trnka and Werich agreed on, while the 4th episode already had a developed script, but Trnka was already fed up with Hašek. However, those who demand quantity and don't care about quality can always watch Látal's 1980s series on demand. (17.08.2015)

Genius animated film, where two top creators came together. Jiří Trnka as an artist and director, and on the other hand, Jan Werich as a superb dubbing actor who managed to voice a large number of characters without any problems and perfectly capture their character by changing the intonation of his voice, creating a timeless work with a poetic atmosphere that comes directly from Jaroslav Hašek and is much stronger in its narrative than all the staged film versions. The film's visual side is based on Lad's illustrations of Hašek's novel. Overall impression: 100%. (11.03.2008)

I have never read the book, so I don't really have any connection to it. Therefore, I don't mind the film version with Rudolf Hrušínský. On the contrary, I quite like it. Trnka's version with the brilliant Werich, who voiced all three parts, is not any less great and it is an excellent film that hasn't lost anything in terms of animation even after so many years. (16.02.2015)