Rudolf Hrušínský character Josef Švejk
Svatopluk Beneš character nadporučík Jindřich Lukáš
Miloš Nedbal character generálmajor von Schwarzburg
Jaroslav Marvan character strážmistr Flanderka
Fanda Mrázek character závodčí
Jaroslav Vojta character starý ovčák
Alois Dvorský character starý tulák
Jana Kovaříková character bába Pejzlarka
František Černý character hostinský
František Šlégr character obrst Schröder
Otto Hradecký character hejtman Ságner
František Filipovský character poručík Dub
Jarka Pižla character Pepek Vyskoč
Vladimír Řepa character rytmistr König
Arna Pekárková character babička v Putimi
Miloš Patočka character poručík nádražní kontroly
Vlastimil Brodský character maďarský infanterista
Josef Bartůněk character sokol
Václav Trégl character průvodčí ve vlaku
Miloš Nesvadba character kadet Biegler
Josef Hlinomaz character feldvébl Vaněk
Milan Neděla character pucflek Baloun
Eman Fiala character kuchař Jurajda
Miloslav Homola character Kunert
Martin Růžek character Tayerle
Ota Sklenčka character Major wolf
Bedřich Vrbský character Fink von Finkenstein
František Vnouček character Major auditor
Antonín Šůra character Cetník
Věra Ferbasová character Lady in a brothel
Jiřina Steimarová character Lady in the Brothel
Rudolf Princ character Brothel owner
Ljuba Hermanová character Prostitute
Jarmila Švabíková character Woman in White Coat
Josef Příhoda character Railwayman in the camp
Jan Skopeček character Corporal in the camp
Ladislav Krečmer character Parish Priest in Putim
Milan Mach character Officer on the train
Jindřich Narenta character Officer on the train
Zdeněk Kutil character petty officer
Oldřich Dvorský character Railwayman
František Marek character Head of the station in the camp
Stanislav Langer character Officer in Court
Zdeněk Martínek character Military guard in court
Oskar Hák character David
Karel Svoboda character Officer