Summary
Schweik’s New Adventures is a British war film first released in 1943,
directed by Carl Lamac.
The film is based on a novel by Jaroslav Hasek and stars Lloyd Pearson, Maggie Rennie, Julien Mitchell, Richard Attenborough and George Carney.
It has also been released under the title: It Started at Midnight.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Carl Lamac
- Script: Jaroslav Hasek (novel), Carl Lamac, Con West
- Music: Clifton Parker, Sound Department, Cecil Mason
- Cast: Lloyd Pearson (Schweik), Maggie Rennie (Madame Karova), Julien Mitchell (Gestapo Chief), Richard Attenborough (Railway worker), George Carney (Gendarme), Jan Masaryk (Narrator)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 84 min; B&W
- Aka: It Started at Midnight
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