Vychovatel

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Jaroslav Hašek'in ölümsüz romanından uyarlanan bu Çek komedi klasiği, I. Dünya Savaşı sırasında Avusturya-Macaristan ordusuna katılan saf ve aşırı iyimser Şvayk'ın maceralarını konu alır. Yönetmen Karel Steklý'nin filmi, Şvayk'ın emirleri harfiyen yerine getirerek istemeden de olsa savaşın ve bürokrasinin anlamsızlığını, aptallığını gözler önüne sermesini anlatır. Film, savaşın yıkıcılığına karşı mizahı ve "aptalca" bir itaati güçlü bir hiciv aracı olarak kullanır.

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.