Svejk Trouble in a Train Open this page in a new window for printing
Svejkovy nehody ve vlaku
22 minutes, 35 mm, colour, 1954
Puppet animation
Audience: adults
Commentary: off screen

Producer: KF a.s. - Jiri Trnka Studio
Director: Jiri Trnka
Designer: Josef Lada

The second episode of Trnka's film based on a novel by Jaroslav Hasek. In this story Svejk accompanies first lieutenant Lukas to the front line. In the heat of a discussion Svejk pulls the emergency brake and this is followed by an audience at the station master's office.

All films directed by Jiri Trnka:
About the Golden Fish • Ancient Czech Myths • The Animals and the People of Petrov • Archangel Gabriel and Ms Goose • Bajaja • The Cybernetic Grandmother • The Devil's Mill • The Emperor's Nightingale • From Hatvan to Galicia • From Hatvan to Halic • From Putim to Putim • The Gift • Grandpa Planted a Beet • The Hand • The "Hurvinek" Circus • The Jolly Circus • The Midsummer Night's Dream • The Novel With the Double-bass • Passion • Prairie Aria • Schweik's Misfortunes on the Train • The Spring-Man and the SS • Svejk Trouble in a Train • Svejk's Budejovice Anabasis • A Treasury of Fairy-tales • Two Little Frosts

All films designed by Josef Lada:
The Devil and Kaca • From Hatvan to Halic • Nursery Rhymes • Svejk Trouble in a Train • Svejk's Budejovice Anabasis