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.
Unfortunately the movie The Joke is not yet available on HBO Max.
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 |