The Joke
7.1
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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Josef Somr
Ludvik Jahn
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Jana Dítětová
Helena Zemánková
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Luděk Munzar
Pavel Zemánek
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The Third Prince
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Marketa
Known for
Happy End
Witchhammer
Evald Schorm
Kostka
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Milan Svrčina
Jaroslav
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Miloš Rejchrt
Alexej
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Věra Křesadlová
Věra
Also in
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Larks on a String
Jaromír Hanzlík
Lieutenant
Known for
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cutting It Short
Michal Pavlata
Jindra
Also in
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Jiří Sýkora
Also in
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Michal Knapčík
Jaromil Jireš Director · Milan Kundera Screenplay Zdeněk Pololáník Composer
First release February 28, 1969 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Languages Czech, Slovak
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Žert
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · Slovak
Release dates
XC · February 28, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 14, 2022 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
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