The Joke
Žert
Czechoslovakia • 1969
Director
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorJaromil Jireš
WriterJaromil Jireš, Milan Kundera
CinematographerJan Čuřík
ComposerZdeněk Pololáník
EditorJosef Valušiak
Cast
Josef Somras Ludvik Jahn
Jana Dítětováas Helena Zemánková
Luděk Munzaras Pavel Zemánek
Jaroslava Obermaierováas Marketa