The Joke

The Joke (1969)

Comedy Drama

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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  • Release Date: 1969-02-28
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Director: Jaromil Jireš

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Jiří Sýkora

    • Michal Knapčík

    • Jiří Cimický

    • Emil Haluška

    • Josef Žluťák Hrubý

    • Jiří Štíbr

    • Stanislav Litera

    • Václav Svěrák

    • Jan Svoboda

    • Dušan Trančík

    • Rostislav Volf

    • Lenka Termerová

    • Ferdinand Šnajberk

    • Jaroslav Blažek

    • Manuela Gogolová

    • Svatopluk Bimka

      Clarinetist

    • František Vyhlíd

    • Horymír Sušic

    • Jaroslav Čech

    • Karel Piškytl

    • Lubomír Svatoš

    • Jan Nykl

    • Jarin Staněk

    • Petr Hrobař

    • Josef Vrzala

    • Josef Anderle

    • Jan Vančura

    • Milan Bajza

    • Vlastimil Chejn

    • Zdeněk Kopal

    • Karel Kryška

    • Zdeněk Lipovčan

    • Antonín Málek

    • Petr Pelzer

    • Josef Slavík

    • Tomáš Škrdlant

    • Zdeněk Kulhánek

    • Miroslav Souček

    • Vladimír Drha

    • Vincenc Moštěk

    • Bohuslav Čáp

      Jaroslav (voice)

    • Iva Janžurová

      Věra (voice)

    • Jaroslav Satoranský

      Clarinetist (voice)

    • Vlasta Jelínková

      Old Woman (voice)

    • Jana Andresíková

      Broadcast (voice)

    • Vladimír Čech

      Voice (voice)

    • Milan Friedl

      Voice (voice)

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