The Joke
1969 · ★ 6.7 · Dir. Jaromil Jireš
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.
- Released
- 1969-02-28
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Language
- CS
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Josef Somr
Ludvik Jahn
Jana Dítětová
Helena Zemánková
Luděk Munzar
Pavel Zemánek
Evald Schorm
Kostka
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Marketa
Michal Pavlata
Jindra
Věra Křesadlová
Věra
Milos Rejchrt
Alexej
Milan Svrciva
Jaroslav
Jaromír Hanzlík
Lieutenant
Jiří Sýkora
Emil Haluška
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