The Jester's Tale

The Jester's Tale (1964)


  • Genre: Adventure, History, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1964-12-18
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: Český
  • Production Company: Filmové studio Barrandov
  • Production Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Director: Karel Zeman
star 7.5/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and country girl Lenka who get caught up in both sides of the war and experience many adventures before they find happiness. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.

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  • Petr Kostka

    as Petr
  • Miloslav Holub

    as Matěj
  • Emília Vášáryová

    as Lenka
  • Valentina Thielová

    as Countess Veronika
  • Eduard Kohout

    as Count
  • Vladimír Menšík

    as Court Painter
  • Čestmír Řanda

    as Watchman
  • Karel Effa

    as Captain Varga
  • Eva Šenková

    as Countess (Veronika's Mother)
  • Jiří Holý

    as Spanish Officer
  • Josef Haukvic

    as Imperial Musketeer
  • František Kovářík

    as Jester
  • Ota Žebrák

    as
  • Václav Švec

    as
  • Olga Schoberová

    as
  • Martin Raus

    as
  • Milan Neděla

    as
  • Míla Myslíková

    as
  • Ladislav Gzela

    as
  • Alois Dvorský

    as
  • Vítězslav Černý

    as
  • Zdeněk Braunschläger

    as
  • Stanislav Ebens

    as
  • Otakar Moučka

    as
  • Marie Hübschová

    as
  • Zdeňka Balounová

    as
  • Olga Světelská

    as
  • Miriam Kantorková

    as
  • O. Nosková

    as
  • Lubomír Bryg

    as
  • Jaroslav Klenot

    as
  • Jiří Lanský

    as
  • Ludvík Wolf

    as
  • Karel Engel

    as
  • Evelyn Opela

    as
  • Alois Müller

    as
  • Jan Libíček

    as Wagon-recruiter
  • Vladimír Linka

    as
  • Jiří Lukeš

    as
  • Milan Kindl

    as
  • Božena Köhlerová

    as
  • O. Kulčycká

    as
  • Oldřich Stodola

    as
  • Vladimír Navrátil

    as
  • Otto Ohnesorg

    as
  • Miloslav Šindler

    as
  • Václav Podhorský

    as
  • Jindřich Poledňa

    as
  • Jiří Šindelář

    as
  • Pavel Robin

    as
  • Zdeněk Skalický

    as
  • Antonín Soukup

    as
  • Zdeněk Týle

    as
  • Miloslav Průša

    as
  • Ilja Černohorský

    as
  • J. Černohorský

    as
  • K. Palivec

    as
  • V. Nádvorník

    as
  • Zdeněk Vašek

    as
  • Gustav Vondráček

    as
  • Ladislav Zápotocký

    as
  • Jiří Zach

    as
  • Ervín Zolar

    as
  • Bohuslav Kupšovský

    as
  • František Smolík

    as Jester (voice)
Production Růžena Hulínská Unit Production Manager
Production Václav Dobeš Unit Production Manager
Production Jiří Mařas Assistant Production Manager
Sound Jan Novák Original Music Composer
Writing Ladislav Fikar Creative Producer
Production Bohumil Šmída Executive Producer
Directing Karel Zeman Director
Writing Karel Zeman Screenplay
Editing Miroslav Hájek Editor
Writing Pavel Juráček Screenplay
Directing Bohumil Brejcha First Assistant Director
Directing Miroslav Kubišta First Assistant Director
Directing Eliška Doubková Assistant Director
Directing Jana Rozbrojová Assistant Director
Writing Karel Zeman Story
Writing Radovan Krátký Screenplay
Crew Václav Nývlt Dramaturgy
Camera Václav Huňka Director of Photography
Camera Zdeněk Prchlík Camera Operator
Camera Bohumil Paris Assistant Camera
Art Zdeněk Rozkopal Production Design
Art Josef Dvořák Set Decoration
Art Vojtěch Palek Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Jiří Jaška Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Miloslava Šmídová Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Dagmar Krausová Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Rudolf Hammer Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Jan Štětina Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Jiří Budín Makeup & Hair
Sound Roman Hloch Sound
Crew Arnošt Kupčík Special Effects
Crew František Krčmář Special Effects
Crew Bohuslav Pikhart Special Effects
Crew Zdeněk Ostrčil Special Effects
Crew Josef Zeman Special Effects
Production Josef Ouzký Production Manager
Sound František Belfín Conductor
Crew Luboš Ogoun Choreographer
Writing Ludvík Kundera Lyricist

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