Schweik's New Adventures

Schweik's New Adventures (also known as It Started at Midnight) is a 1943 British comedy film, directed by Karel Lamač and starring Lloyd Pearson, Maggie Rennie, Richard Attenborough and Julien Mitchell.^{[1] [2]} It was adapted from a novel by Jaroslav Hašek. The music was by Clifton Parker, his first film score.^[3] It was shot at the Merton Park Studios in London.

Schweik's New Adventures
Directed by	Karel Lamač
Written by	Karel Lamac Con West
Produced by	Walter Sors Edward G. Whiting
Starring	Lloyd Pearson Richard Attenborough Julien Mitchell
Cinematography	Robert LaPresle Billie Williams
Music by	Clifton Parker
Production company	Eden Films
Distributed by	Coronel Pictures
Release date	18 October 1943 (1943-10-18)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Partial cast

• Lloyd Pearson as Josef Schweik
• Maggie Rennie as Madame Lidia Karová
• Richard Attenborough as Railway worker
• Julien Mitchell as Gestapo Chief
• George Carney as Gendarme
• Muriel George as Mrs. Millerová
• Anthony Holles as Opera manager
• Eliot Makeham as Professor Jan Borski
• Jan Masaryk as Narrator