What is the duration of The Joke?

The duration of The Joke is 77 mins.

What is the original language of The Joke?

The original language of The Joke is Czech.

Who directed The Joke?

The Joke was directed by Evald Schorm, Dušan Trančík, Tomáš Škrdlant.

Which studio made The Joke?

The Joke was produced by Filmové studio Barrandov.

The Joke 1969

Q: Does The Joke have end credit scenes?

The Joke does not have end credit scenes.

Comedy

Drama

Runtime

77 mins

Language

Czech

Set against the oppressive climate of 1950s Czechoslovakia, Ludvik Jahn is expelled from both the Communist Party and his university after a politically charged love note to his girlfriend provokes outrage among his peers. Fifteen years later, he plots revenge by attempting to seduce Helena, the wife of one of his accusers, exposing lingering resentments and moral ambiguity.

Filmové studio Barrandov

Studio

Evald Schorm

Director

Dušan Trančík

Director

Tomáš Škrdlant

Director

Does The Joke have end credit scenes?

No!

The Joke does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Joke

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Josef Somr

Ludvik Jahn

Jaroslava Obermaierová

Marketa

Luděk Munzar

Pavel Zemánek

Michal Pavlata

Jindra

Iva Janžurová

Věra (voice)

Jaromil Jireš

Jaromír Hanzlík

Lieutenant

Věra Křesadlová

Věra

Petr Pelzer

Lenka Termerová

Jana Andresíková

Broadcast (voice)

Zdeněk Kopal

Josef Žluťák Hrubý

Jaroslav Satoranský

Clarinetist (voice)

Stanislav Litera

Vladimír Čech

Voice (voice)

Bohuslav Čáp

Jaroslav (voice)

Vlasta Jelínková

Old Woman (voice)

Jana Dítětová

Helena Zemánková

Jaroslav Blažek

Jiří Cimický

Jiří Sýkora

Ferdinand Šnajberk

Zdeněk Lipovčan

Karel Kryška

Jarin Staněk

Vlastimil Chejn

Zdeněk Kulhánek

Jiří Štíbr

Jan Vančura

Jan Svoboda

Milan Svrčina

Jaroslav

Miloš Rejchrt

Alexej

Michal Knapčík

Emil Haluška

Václav Svěrák

Rostislav Volf

Manuela Gogolová

Svatopluk Bimka

Clarinetist

František Vyhlíd

Horymír Sušic

Jaroslav Čech

Karel Piškytl

Lubomír Svatoš

Jan Nykl

Petr Hrobař

Josef Vrzala

Josef Anderle

Milan Bajza

Antonín Málek

Josef Slavík

Miroslav Souček

Vladimír Drha

Vincenc Moštěk

Milan Friedl

Voice (voice)

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The Joke Other Names and Titles

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