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The Joke

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The Joke — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 28, 1969
  • Runtime
  • 77 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, Drama
  • Director
  • Jaromil Jireš

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The Joke — Cast

Josef Somr photo Josef Somr Ludvik Jahn Jana Dítětová photo Jana Dítětová Helena Zemánková Luděk Munzar photo Luděk Munzar Pavel Zemánek Jaroslava Obermaierová photo Jaroslava Obermaierová Marketa Evald Schorm photo Evald Schorm Kostka Milan Svrčina Jaroslav Miloš Rejchrt Alexej Věra Křesadlová photo Věra Křesadlová Věra

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