The Joke
The Joke

The Joke

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1969
1h 17m
6.4(40 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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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Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

Josef Somr

Ludvik Jahn

Josef Somr
Acting

Jana Dítětová

Helena Zemánková

Jana Dítětová
Acting

Luděk Munzar

Pavel Zemánek

Luděk Munzar
Acting

Jaroslava Obermaierová

Marketa

Jaroslava Obermaierová
Directing

Evald Schorm

Kostka

Evald Schorm
Acting

Milan Svrčina

Jaroslav

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Miloš Rejchrt

Alexej

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Věra Křesadlová

Věra

Věra Křesadlová
Acting

Jaromír Hanzlík

Lieutenant

Jaromír Hanzlík
Acting

Michal Pavlata

Jindra

Michal Pavlata
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Jiří Sýkora

Unknown Role

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Michal Knapčík

Unknown Role

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Jiří Cimický

Unknown Role

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Emil Haluška

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Josef Žluťák Hrubý

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Camera

Jiří Štíbr

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Stanislav Litera

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Václav Svěrák

Unknown Role

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Jan Svoboda

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Directing

Dušan Trančík

Unknown Role

Dušan Trančík
Writing

Rostislav Volf

Unknown Role

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Lenka Termerová

Unknown Role

Lenka Termerová
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Ferdinand Šnajberk

Unknown Role

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Jaroslav Blažek

Unknown Role

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Manuela Gogolová

Unknown Role

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Svatopluk Bimka

Clarinetist

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František Vyhlíd

Unknown Role

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Horymír Sušic

Unknown Role

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Jaroslav Čech

Unknown Role

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Karel Piškytl

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Lubomír Svatoš

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Jan Nykl

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Jarin Staněk

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Petr Hrobař

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Josef Vrzala

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Josef Anderle

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Jan Vančura

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Milan Bajza

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Vlastimil Chejn

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Zdeněk Kopal

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Karel Kryška

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Zdeněk Lipovčan

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Antonín Málek

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Petr Pelzer

Unknown Role

Petr Pelzer
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Josef Slavík

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Tomáš Škrdlant

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Zdeněk Kulhánek

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Miroslav Souček

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Vladimír Drha

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Vincenc Moštěk

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Bohuslav Čáp

Jaroslav (voice)

Bohuslav Čáp
Acting

Iva Janžurová

Věra (voice)

Iva Janžurová
Acting

Jaroslav Satoranský

Clarinetist (voice)

Jaroslav Satoranský
Acting

Vlasta Jelínková

Old Woman (voice)

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Jana Andresíková

Broadcast (voice)

Jana Andresíková
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Vladimír Čech

Voice (voice)

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Milan Friedl

Voice (voice)

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