The Joke (1969)
Original title: Žert
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 SomrLudvik Jahn
Jana DítětováHelena Zemánková
Luděk MunzarPavel Zemánek
Evald SchormKostka
Jaroslava ObermaierováMarketa
Michal PavlataJindra
Věra KřesadlováVěraMilos RejchrtAlexejMilan SvrcivaJaroslav
Jaromír HanzlíkLieutenantJiří SýkoraEmil HaluškaKeywords
Based on novel or bookRevengeMemoryAdulteryRestaurantPoliticsPostcardPickaxeHard laborCommunist partyExpulsionVoted out
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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Revenge · MemoryDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference262418Actor preference382922 · 375194 · 388858
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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.
How long is The Joke?
The Joke has a runtime of 77 minutes.
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