The Jester and the Queen
6.7
The movie is a satirical look at foreign occupation - a medieval Czech jester entertains a German king and his French wife, or a modern Czech villager helps a Bavarian hunter and his French wife find wild boar in Bohemia - the story switches back and forth between the two plots and time-periods.
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Cast
27 people
Bolek Polívka
Jester
Known for
Men in Hope
Divided We Fall
Chantal Poullain
Queen
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Půlnoční zpověď
Jiří Kodet
King
Known for
Cosy Dens
Morgiana
Vlastimil Brodský
Václav
Known for
When the Cat Comes
Closely Watched Trains
Jiří Pecha
Gamekeeper
Known for
Divided We Fall
Lumír Tuček
Neighbour
Also in
The Little Man
Poldové a nemluvně
Miroslav Maruška
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The Smoke
Currency and Peace
Marta Richterová
Also in
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
With You The World Is Fun
Lenka Vychodilová
Also in
Coal Tower
The Wonderful Years That Sucked
Marie Rosůlková
Known for
The Little Mermaid
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Nina Bártů
Also in
A Case for a Rookie Hangman
Hněv
Jiřina Steimarová
Also in
Paklíc
Tři chlapi v chalupě
Věra Chytilová Director · Bolek Polívka Screenplay Jiří Bulis Composer
First release April 1, 1988 · Produced in XC · Languages Czech, French
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Languages
Original title
Šašek a královna
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · French
Release dates
XC · April 1, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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