The Joke (1969)
Zert
80 min
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.
- Release date
- February 28, 1969
- Country of origin
- XC
Where to watch
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Criterion Channel
DocAlliance Films
Klassiki
Trailer
Cast
- Josef Somr as Ludvík Jahn
- Jana Dítětová as Helena Zemánková
- Luděk Munzar as Pavel Zemánek
- Jaroslava Obermaierová as Markéta
- Evald Schorm as Kostka
- Milan Svrcina as Jaroslav
- Milos Rejchrt as Alexej
- Věra Křesadlová as Brozová
- Jaromír Hanzlík as Lieutenant
- Michal Pavlata as Jindra
- Jirí Sýkora
- Jirí Stibr
- Dusan Trancík
- Lenka Termerová
Crew
- Jaromil Jireš · Director
- Milan Kundera · Writer
- Jaromil Jireš · Writer
- Zdenek Bláha · Writer
- Miloš Stejskal · Producer
- Zdenek Pololáník · Composer
- Jan Čuřík · Cinematographer
- Josef Valušiak · Editor