The Joke
Bendel is known for his practical jokes and his self-confidence. But when Dr Walden, one of his victims. takes him seriously, trouble ensues.
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Cast
13 people
Donald Pleasence
Bendel
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Hugh Griffith
Dr Walden
Known for
Ben-Hur
The Canterbury Tales
Miriam Karlin
Friedel
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Children of Men
Bruce Myers
Max
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Henry & June
George Pravda
Lieberman
Known for
Holocaust
Thunderball
Lea Seidl
Frau Schuldiener
Known for
War and Peace
Milo Sperber
Dov Ben Sev
Known for
Billion Dollar Brain
Providence
Janet Brandes
Landlady
Known for
The Sender
Christopher Muncke
Dr Linder
Also in
Oppenheimer
Hold the Dream
Carl Jaffe
Rabbi
Known for
First Man into Space
Anna Korwin
Sarah
Also in
The Man Who Cried
Incognito
Marian Porter
Sarah's Daughter
Voytek Director · Rhys Adrian Writer Isaac Bashevis Singer Author
First release May 26, 1976
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 26, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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