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Schweik's New Adventures (1943)

Schweik's New Adventures poster
Original title
It started at Midnight
Directed by
Karel Lamač
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier gets mixed up in a series of comedic mishaps. His antics cause trouble for those around him.

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What happens

Schweik's New Adventures (also known as It Started at Midnight) is a 1943 British comedy film, directed by Karel Lamač and starring Lloyd Pearson, Maggie Rennie, Richard Attenborough and Julien Mitchell. It was adapted from a novel by Jaroslav Hašek. The music was by Clifton Parker, his first film score. It was shot at the Merton Park Studios in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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