The Joke

The Joke (1969)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1969-02-28
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 39 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Language: Český
  • Production Company: Filmové studio Barrandov
  • Production Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Director: Jaromil Jireš
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Summary

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.

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  • Josef Somr

    as Ludvik Jahn
  • Jana Dítětová

    as Helena Zemánková
  • Luděk Munzar

    as Pavel Zemánek
  • Jaroslava Obermaierová

    as Marketa
  • Evald Schorm

    as Kostka
  • Milan Svrčina

    as Jaroslav
  • Miloš Rejchrt

    as Alexej
  • Věra Křesadlová

    as Věra
  • Jaromír Hanzlík

    as Lieutenant
  • Michal Pavlata

    as Jindra
  • Jiří Sýkora

    as
  • Michal Knapčík

    as
  • Jiří Cimický

    as
  • Emil Haluška

    as
  • Josef Žluťák Hrubý

    as
  • Jiří Štíbr

    as
  • Stanislav Litera

    as
  • Václav Svěrák

    as
  • Jan Svoboda

    as
  • Dušan Trančík

    as
  • Rostislav Volf

    as
  • Lenka Termerová

    as
  • Ferdinand Šnajberk

    as
  • Jaroslav Blažek

    as
  • Manuela Gogolová

    as
  • Svatopluk Bimka

    as Clarinetist
  • František Vyhlíd

    as
  • Horymír Sušic

    as
  • Jaroslav Čech

    as
  • Karel Piškytl

    as
  • Lubomír Svatoš

    as
  • Jan Nykl

    as
  • Jarin Staněk

    as
  • Petr Hrobař

    as
  • Josef Vrzala

    as
  • Josef Anderle

    as
  • Jan Vančura

    as
  • Milan Bajza

    as
  • Vlastimil Chejn

    as
  • Zdeněk Kopal

    as
  • Karel Kryška

    as
  • Zdeněk Lipovčan

    as
  • Antonín Málek

    as
  • Petr Pelzer

    as
  • Josef Slavík

    as
  • Tomáš Škrdlant

    as
  • Zdeněk Kulhánek

    as
  • Miroslav Souček

    as
  • Vladimír Drha

    as
  • Vincenc Moštěk

    as
  • Bohuslav Čáp

    as Jaroslav (voice)
  • Iva Janžurová

    as Věra (voice)
  • Jaroslav Satoranský

    as Clarinetist (voice)
  • Vlasta Jelínková

    as Old Woman (voice)
  • Jana Andresíková

    as Broadcast (voice)
  • Vladimír Čech

    as Voice (voice)
  • Milan Friedl

    as Voice (voice)
Writing Milan Kundera Screenplay
Editing Josef Valušiak Editor
Directing Jaromil Jireš Director
Writing Jaromil Jireš Screenplay
Sound Zdeněk Pololáník Original Music Composer
Writing Milan Kundera Novel
Art Karel Kracík Set Decoration
Art Leoš Karen Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Stanislav Petřek Makeup & Hair
Production Jiří Holeček Unit Production Manager
Directing Dagmar Švejdova Assistant Director
Directing Eliška Štíbrová Assistant Director
Camera Jiří Polák Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Zdena Šnajdarová Costumer
Production Miloš Stejskal Production Manager
Art Ladislav Winkelhöfer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Helena Anýžová Costume Design
Directing Ivana Skabranská Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Rudolf Buneš Makeup & Hair
Production Renée Lavecká Unit Production Manager
Camera Stanislav Šťastný Assistant Camera
Writing Ladislav Fikar Creative Producer
Costume & Make-Up Nita Romanečová Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Anna Volšičková Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Naděžda Ptáčková Costumer
Directing Vladimír Drha First Assistant Director
Art Vladimír Ježek Set Decoration
Camera Jan Kuděla Still Photographer
Sound Adam Kajzar Sound
Production Antonín Suchánek Assistant Production Manager
Production Bohumil Šmída Executive Producer
Crew Zdeněk Bláha Dramaturgy
Editing Marie Tillerová Assistant Editor
Editing Milada Malínská Assistant Editor
Camera Jana Císařová Clapper Loader
Camera Jan Čuřík Director of Photography

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