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The Joke(1969)
Status: Released
Date: 1969-02-28
65%
39 Votes
Time: 1h 17m
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.
Languages: Czech.
Countries:
Czechoslovakia
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Joke
Top 10 Billed Cast
Josef Somr
Ludvik Jahn
Jana Dítětová
Helena Zemánková
Luděk Munzar
Pavel Zemánek
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Marketa
Evald Schorm
Kostka
Věra Křesadlová
Věra
Jaromír Hanzlík
Lieutenant
Michal Pavlata
Jindra
Video Trailer The Joke
Video: The Joke (Žert) | Official Trailer | Streaming on Klassiki
The Joke (Žert) | Official Trailer | Streaming on Klassiki
Failed revenge from Zert (the Joke) 1969, Jaromil Jires, Milan Kundera
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The Joke (Žert) | Official Trailer | Streaming on Klassiki - Trailer
Failed revenge from Zert (the Joke) 1969, Jaromil Jires, Milan Kundera - Clip
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