The Joke

The Joke

1969 1h 17mDir. Jaromil Jireš
6.4/ 10
ComedyDrama

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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Cast & Crew

Josef Somr

Josef Somr

Ludvik Jahn

Jana Dítětová

Jana Dítětová

Helena Zemánková

Luděk Munzar

Luděk Munzar

Pavel Zemánek

Jaroslava Obermaierová

Jaroslava Obermaierová

Marketa

Evald Schorm

Evald Schorm

Kostka

M

Milan Svrčina

Jaroslav

M

Miloš Rejchrt

Alexej

Věra Křesadlová

Věra Křesadlová

Věra

Jaromír Hanzlík

Jaromír Hanzlík

Lieutenant

Michal Pavlata

Michal Pavlata

Jindra

J

Jiří Sýkora

M

Michal Knapčík

J

Jiří Cimický

E

Emil Haluška

J

Josef Žluťák Hrubý

J

Jiří Štíbr

S

Stanislav Litera

V

Václav Svěrák

J

Jan Svoboda

Dušan Trančík

Dušan Trančík

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