The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk (1972)

Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk is an Austrian television series. Schwejk is a bumbling fool (he claims to have been discharged from the army on the grounds of being a certified idiot) but manages to outwit his superiors and his arch nemesis, the secret policeman "Bretschneider" with hilarious results. Set during the first world war, it follow Schwejks adventures as a recruit in the Austro-Hungarian army.

Released Feb. 5, 1972 60 min Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Comedy, War

Keywords: imdb.reference-to-world-war-one, imdb.austro-hungarian-army, imdb.year-1914, imdb.man-in-uniform, imdb.army-uniform, imdb.pretending-to-be-an-idiot, imdb.army-spoof + 3 more, imdb.subordination, imdb.world-war-one, imdb.character-name-in-title