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.
Josef Schwejk
Major Ferdinand Hruschkovic
Anton Loschek
Anna Pospischil
Helene Hruschkovic
Amalie Hruschkovic
Oberleutnant Gustl
Feldwebel Kotorek
Hauptmann Pokorny
Oberleutnant Fiala
Stabsarzt
