The Joke (1969)

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.

Cast (57)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Josef Somr

Ludvik Jahn

Jana Dítětová

Helena Zemánková

Luděk Munzar

Pavel Zemánek

Jaroslava Obermaierová

Marketa

Evald Schorm

Kostka

M

Milan Svrčina

Jaroslav

M

Miloš Rejchrt

Alexej

Věra Křesadlová

Věra

Jaromír Hanzlík

Lieutenant

Michal Pavlata

Jindra

J

Jiří Sýkora

M

Michal Knapčík

J

Jiří Cimický

E

Emil Haluška

J

Josef Žluťák Hrubý

J

Jiří Štíbr

Stanislav Litera

V

Václav Svěrák

J

Jan Svoboda

Dušan Trančík

R

Rostislav Volf

Lenka Termerová

F

Ferdinand Šnajberk

J

Jaroslav Blažek

M

Manuela Gogolová

S

Svatopluk Bimka

Clarinetist

F

František Vyhlíd

H

Horymír Sušic

J

Jaroslav Čech

K

Karel Piškytl

L

Lubomír Svatoš

J

Jan Nykl

J

Jarin Staněk

P

Petr Hrobař

J

Josef Vrzala

J

Josef Anderle

J

Jan Vančura

M

Milan Bajza

V

Vlastimil Chejn

Z

Zdeněk Kopal

K

Karel Kryška

Z

Zdeněk Lipovčan

A

Antonín Málek

Petr Pelzer

J

Josef Slavík

T

Tomáš Škrdlant

Z

Zdeněk Kulhánek

M

Miroslav Souček

V

Vladimír Drha

V

Vincenc Moštěk

Bohuslav Čáp

Jaroslav (voice)

Iva Janžurová

Věra (voice)

Jaroslav Satoranský

Clarinetist (voice)

V

Vlasta Jelínková

Old Woman (voice)

Jana Andresíková

Broadcast (voice)

V

Vladimír Čech

Voice (voice)

M

Milan Friedl

Voice (voice)

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