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. Partial cast Lloyd Pearson - Josef Schweik Maggie Rennie - Madame Lidia Karová Richard Attenborough - Railway worker Julien Mitchell - Gestapo Chief George Carney - Gendarme Muriel George - Mrs. Millerová Anthony Holles - Opera manager Eliot Makeham - Professor Jan Borski Jan Masaryk - Narrator References External links 1943 films 1943 comedy films Films based on works by Jaroslav Hašek Films directed by Karel Lamač Films scored by Clifton Parker British comedy films British black-and-white films The Good Soldier Švejk 1940s English-language films 1940s British films