Movie·1969·1h 17m
The Joke
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
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The Story
Original title: Žert
In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.
Written By
Milan Kundera
Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Cinematography
Jan Čuřík
Music
Zdeněk Pololáník
Editor
Josef Valušiak
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Josef Somr
Ludvik Jahn
Jana Dítětová
Helena Zemánková
Luděk Munzar
Pavel Zemánek
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Marketa
Evald Schorm
Kostka
Milan Svrčina
Jaroslav
Miloš Rejchrt
Alexej
Věra Křesadlová
Věra
Jaromír Hanzlík
Lieutenant
Michal Pavlata
Jindra
Jiří Sýkora
Michal Knapčík
Jiří Cimický
Emil Haluška
Josef Žluťák Hrubý
Jiří Štíbr
Stanislav Litera
Václav Svěrák
// crew
Crew
Milan Kundera
Screenplay
Josef Valušiak
Editor
Jaromil Jireš
Director, Screenplay
Zdeněk Pololáník
Original Music Composer
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Jan Čuřík
Director of Photography
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