The Joke (1969)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 7.749 |
Directed By
Jaromil Jireš
Crew
Jaromil Jireš
Milan Kundera
Jaromil Jireš
Milan Kundera
Zdeněk Pololáník
Josef Valušiak
Vladimír Drha
Eliška Štíbrová
Ivana Skabranská
Dagmar Švejdova
Jiří Polák
Stanislav Šťastný
Leoš Karen
Vladimír Ježek
Karel Kracík
Ladislav Winkelhöfer
Helena Anýžová
Zdena Šnajdarová
Nita Romanečová
Naděžda Ptáčková
Stanislav Petřek
Rudolf Buneš
Anna Volšičková
Adam Kajzar
Miloš Stejskal
Renée Lavecká
Jiří Holeček
Antonín Suchánek
Jan Kuděla
Ladislav Fikar
Bohumil Šmída
Zdeněk Bláha
Milada Malínská
Marie Tillerová
Jana Císařová
Jan Čuřík
TOP 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
Svatopluk Bimka
Clarinetist
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