The Joke (1969)
1969 · Feature film · 80 min · dir. Jaromil Jireš
- Drama
- Comedy
- parable
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 from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Jaromil Jireš
- Writer
- Milan Kundera
- Composer
- Zdeněk Pololáník
- Cinematography
- Jan Čuřík
- Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Released
- 1969-02-28
- Original title
- Žert
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Language
- Czech
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Jaromil Jireš
- Milan Kundera
- Czech New Wave
- English-subtitles
Cast & crew
Jaromil Jireš Director- Miroslav Souček
Josef Slavík- Antonín Málek
- Josef Anderle
- Vincenc Moštěk
- Zdeněk Lipovčan
- Karel Kryška
- Vlastimil Chejn