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Schweik's New Adventures is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Lloyd Pearson, Maggie Rennie, Richard Attenborough and Julien Mitchell. It is also known by the alternative title It Started at Midnight. It was adapted from a novel by Jaroslav Hašek. The music was by Clifton Parker, his first film score.
Original Release
10/18/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Pearson | Josef Schweik |
| Maggie Rennie | Madame Lidia Karova |
| Julien Mitchell | Gestapo Chief |
| Richard Attenborough | Railway worker |
| George Carney | Gendarme |
| Jan Masaryk | Narrator |
| Arty Ash | |
| Ernest Butcher | Paravitz |
| Noel Dainton | |
| Leslie Dwyer | Prisoner |
Directors
Writers
Karel Lamač, Jaroslav Hasek, Con West
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Pearson | Josef Schweik |
| Maggie Rennie | Madame Lidia Karova |
| Julien Mitchell | Gestapo Chief |
| Richard Attenborough | Railway worker |
| George Carney | Gendarme |
| Jan Masaryk | Narrator |
| Arty Ash | |
| Ernest Butcher | Paravitz |
| Noel Dainton | |
| Leslie Dwyer | Prisoner |
| Tony Etienne | |
| Charles Farrell | Czech nazi |
| Lionel Gadsden | |
| Muriel George | Mrs. Millerova |
| Walter Gotell | Captured resistance member |
| Anthony Holles | Opera manager |
| Gerhard Kempinski | |
| Eliot Makeham | Prof. Jan Borski |
| Barry Morse | S.A. prisoner |
| Stan Paskin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Walter Sors | Producer |
| Edward G. Whiting | Producer |
