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The Jester's Tale

Plot: An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and country girl Lenka who get caught up in both sides of the war and experience many adventures before they find happiness
Release Date: Friday, December 18 1964
59 years ago
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Portrait of Petr KostkaPetr Kostka
Petr Kostka was
26 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Petr'.
Sat, Jun 11 1938
Portrait of Miloslav HolubMiloslav Holub
Miloslav Holub was
49 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Matěj'.
Sat, Feb 27 1915 –
Sat, Mar 12 1994
Portrait of Emília VášáryováEmília Vášáryová
Emília Vášáryová was
22 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Lenka'.
Mon, May 18 1942
Portrait of Valentina ThielováValentina Thielová
Valentina Thielová was
31 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Countess Veronika'.
Sun, Mar 12 1933 –
Sat, Oct 15 2022
Portrait of Eduard KohoutEduard Kohout
Eduard Kohout was
75 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Count'.
Wed, Mar 06 1889 –
Mon, Oct 25 1976
Portrait of Vladimír MenšíkVladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík was
35 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Court Painter'.
Wed, Oct 09 1929 –
Sun, May 29 1988
Portrait of Čestmír ŘandaČestmír Řanda
Čestmír Řanda was
41 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Watchman'.
Wed, Dec 05 1923 –
Sun, Aug 31 1986
Portrait of Karel EffaKarel Effa
Karel Effa was
42 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Captain Varga'.
Tue, May 23 1922 –
Fri, Jun 11 1993
Portrait of Eva ŠenkováEva Šenková
Eva Šenková was
41 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Countess (Veronika's Mother)'.
Wed, Aug 08 1923 –
Fri, Dec 03 2004
Portrait of Jiří HolýJiří Holý
Jiří Holý was
42 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Spanish Officer'.
Mon, Nov 27 1922 –
Wed, Nov 11 2009
Portrait of Josef HaukvicJosef Haukvic
Josef Haukvic was
44 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Imperial Musketeer'.
Sat, Apr 10 1920 –
Tue, Aug 12 1997
Portrait of František KováříkFrantišek Kovářík
František Kovářík was
78 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Jester'.
Fri, Oct 01 1886 –
Mon, Oct 01 1984
Portrait of Ota ŽebrákOta Žebrák
Ota Žebrák was
42 in The Jester's Tale
Mon, Jun 26 1922 –
Sun, Mar 14 1982
Portrait of Václav ŠvecVáclav Švec
Václav Švec was
61 in The Jester's Tale
Mon, May 25 1903 –
Thu, Dec 23 1971
Portrait of Olga SchoberováOlga Schoberová
Olga Schoberová was
21 in The Jester's Tale
Thu, Apr 15 1943
Portrait of Martin RausMartin Raus
Martin Raus was
54 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, May 03 1910 –
Mon, Aug 01 1966
Portrait of Milan NedělaMilan Neděla
Milan Neděla was
30 in The Jester's Tale
Fri, Feb 23 1934 –
Mon, Apr 14 1997
Portrait of Míla MyslíkováMíla Myslíková
Míla Myslíková was
31 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, Feb 14 1933 –
Fri, Feb 11 2005
Portrait of Ladislav GzelaLadislav Gzela
Ladislav Gzela was
57 in The Jester's Tale
Wed, Feb 20 1907 –
Sat, Apr 07 1984
Portrait of Alois DvorskýAlois Dvorský
Alois Dvorský was
81 in The Jester's Tale
Wed, Oct 24 1883 –
Mon, Oct 10 1966
Portrait of Vítězslav ČernýVítězslav Černý
Vítězslav Černý was
42 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Jul 01 1922 –
Mon, Aug 04 1986
Portrait of Zdeněk BraunschlägerZdeněk Braunschläger
Zdeněk Braunschläger was
32 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Jan 30 1932 –
Wed, Jan 17 2018
Portrait of Stanislav EbensStanislav Ebens
Stanislav Ebens was
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Portrait of Otakar MoučkaOtakar Moučka
Otakar Moučka was
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Portrait of Marie HübschováMarie Hübschová
Marie Hübschová was
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Portrait of Zdeňka BalounováZdeňka Balounová
Zdeňka Balounová was
40 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Dec 06 1924 –
Fri, Aug 06 2010
Portrait of Olga SvětelskáOlga Světelská
Olga Světelská was
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Portrait of Miriam KantorkováMiriam Kantorková
Miriam Kantorková was
29 in The Jester's Tale
Wed, Mar 13 1935
Portrait of O. NoskováO. Nosková
O. Nosková was
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Portrait of Lubomír BrygLubomír Bryg
Lubomír Bryg was
30 in The Jester's Tale
Wed, Oct 24 1934 –
Mon, Sep 19 1994
Portrait of Jaroslav KlenotJaroslav Klenot
Jaroslav Klenot was
28 in The Jester's Tale
Wed, Apr 01 1936
Portrait of Jiří LanskýJiří Lanský
Jiří Lanský was
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Portrait of Ludvík WolfLudvík Wolf
Ludvík Wolf was
25 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, Nov 14 1939
Portrait of Karel EngelKarel Engel
Karel Engel was
24 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, May 28 1940 –
Sun, Dec 30 2018
Portrait of Evelyn OpelaEvelyn Opela
Evelyn Opela was
19 in The Jester's Tale
Sun, Feb 04 1945
Portrait of Alois MüllerAlois Müller
Alois Müller was
30 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, May 15 1934 –
Sat, Dec 09 1989
Portrait of Jan LibíčekJan Libíček
Jan Libíček was
33 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Wagon-recruiter'.
Mon, Sep 28 1931 –
Fri, May 24 1974
Portrait of Vladimír LinkaVladimír Linka
Vladimír Linka was
47 in The Jester's Tale
Thu, Oct 18 1917 –
Tue, Jun 15 1993
Portrait of Jiří LukešJiří Lukeš
Jiří Lukeš was
12 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, Sep 09 1952
Portrait of Milan KindlMilan Kindl
Milan Kindl was
35 in The Jester's Tale
Tue, Apr 02 1929 –
Wed, May 04 1983
Portrait of Božena KöhlerováBožena Köhlerová
Božena Köhlerová was
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Portrait of O. KulčyckáO. Kulčycká
O. Kulčycká was
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Portrait of Oldřich StodolaOldřich Stodola
Oldřich Stodola was
42 in The Jester's Tale
Sun, May 21 1922 –
Wed, Sep 04 2002
Portrait of Vladimír NavrátilVladimír Navrátil
Vladimír Navrátil was
42 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Jun 03 1922 –
Fri, Mar 20 1992
Portrait of Otto OhnesorgOtto Ohnesorg
Otto Ohnesorg was
53 in The Jester's Tale
Sun, Apr 02 1911
Portrait of Miloslav ŠindlerMiloslav Šindler
Miloslav Šindler was
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Portrait of Václav PodhorskýVáclav Podhorský
Václav Podhorský was
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Portrait of Jindřich PoledňaJindřich Poledňa
Jindřich Poledňa was
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Portrait of Jiří ŠindelářJiří Šindelář
Jiří Šindelář was
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Portrait of Pavel RobinPavel Robin
Pavel Robin was
35 in The Jester's Tale
Fri, Aug 09 1929 –
Fri, Dec 29 2000
Portrait of Zdeněk SkalickýZdeněk Skalický
Zdeněk Skalický was
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Portrait of Antonín SoukupAntonín Soukup
Antonín Soukup was
73 in The Jester's Tale
Fri, Jun 12 1891 –
Thu, Apr 24 1975
Portrait of Zdeněk TýleZdeněk Týle
Zdeněk Týle was
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Portrait of Miloslav PrůšaMiloslav Průša
Miloslav Průša was
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Portrait of Ilja ČernohorskýIlja Černohorský
Ilja Černohorský was
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Portrait of J. ČernohorskýJ. Černohorský
J. Černohorský was
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Portrait of K. PalivecK. Palivec
K. Palivec was
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Portrait of V. NádvorníkV. Nádvorník
V. Nádvorník was
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Portrait of Zdeněk VašekZdeněk Vašek
Zdeněk Vašek was
39 in The Jester's Tale
Fri, Mar 27 1925
Portrait of Gustav VondráčekGustav Vondráček
Gustav Vondráček was
39 in The Jester's Tale
Mon, Jan 12 1925 –
Sat, Sep 05 2015
Portrait of Ladislav ZápotockýLadislav Zápotocký
Ladislav Zápotocký was
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Portrait of Jiří ZachJiří Zach
Jiří Zach was
39 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Aug 29 1925 –
Tue, Aug 05 2003
Portrait of Ervín ZolarErvín Zolar
Ervín Zolar was
50 in The Jester's Tale
Mon, Dec 14 1914
Portrait of Bohuslav KupšovskýBohuslav Kupšovský
Bohuslav Kupšovský was
54 in The Jester's Tale
Sat, Jan 08 1910 –
Sat, Nov 18 1989
Portrait of František SmolíkFrantišek Smolík
František Smolík was
73 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Jester (voice)'.
Fri, Jan 23 1891 –
Wed, Jan 26 1972

Crew

Portrait of Karel ZemanKarel Zeman
Karel Zeman was
54 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Screenplay, Director, Story'
Thu, Nov 03 1910 –
Wed, Apr 05 1989
Portrait of Václav HuňkaVáclav Huňka
Václav Huňka was
54 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Apr 24 1910 –
Wed, Sep 07 1977
Portrait of Miroslav KubištaMiroslav Kubišta
Miroslav Kubišta was
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as 'First Assistant Director'
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Portrait of Bohumil BrejchaBohumil Brejcha
Bohumil Brejcha was
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as 'First Assistant Director'
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Portrait of Eliška DoubkováEliška Doubková
Eliška Doubková was
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as 'Assistant Director'
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Portrait of Jana RozbrojováJana Rozbrojová
Jana Rozbrojová was
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as 'Assistant Director'
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Portrait of Pavel JuráčekPavel Juráček
Pavel Juráček was
29 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Screenplay'
Fri, Aug 02 1935 –
Sat, May 20 1989
Portrait of Radovan KrátkýRadovan Krátký
Radovan Krátký was
43 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Screenplay'
Sat, Oct 29 1921 –
Mon, Apr 30 1973
Portrait of Ladislav FikarLadislav Fikar
Ladislav Fikar was
44 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Creative Producer'
Tue, Jun 29 1920 –
Sat, Jul 12 1975
Portrait of Bohumil ŠmídaBohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída was
50 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Executive Producer'
Fri, Jan 16 1914 –
Mon, Mar 06 1989
Portrait of Miroslav HájekMiroslav Hájek
Miroslav Hájek was
45 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Editor'
Tue, Oct 28 1919 –
Fri, Jan 01 1993
Portrait of Jan NovákJan Novák
Jan Novák was
43 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Original Music Composer'
Fri, Apr 08 1921 –
Sat, Nov 17 1984
Portrait of František BelfínFrantišek Belfín
František Belfín was
41 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Conductor'
Wed, Jul 11 1923 –
Tue, Feb 25 1997
Portrait of Václav NývltVáclav Nývlt
Václav Nývlt was
34 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Dramaturgy'
Sun, Sep 28 1930 –
Mon, Aug 16 1999
Portrait of Luboš OgounLuboš Ogoun
Luboš Ogoun was
40 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Choreographer'
Mon, Feb 18 1924 –
Sat, Feb 14 2009
Portrait of Josef DvořákJosef Dvořák
Josef Dvořák was
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as 'Set Decoration'
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Portrait of Zdeněk RozkopalZdeněk Rozkopal
Zdeněk Rozkopal was
40 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Production Design'
Thu, Oct 02 1924 –
Thu, Feb 28 2002
Portrait of Roman HlochRoman Hloch
Roman Hloch was
37 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Sound'
Tue, Dec 21 1926
Portrait of Ludvík KunderaLudvík Kundera
Ludvík Kundera was
44 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Lyricist'
Mon, Mar 22 1920 –
Tue, Aug 17 2010
Portrait of Josef OuzkýJosef Ouzký
Josef Ouzký was
52 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Production Manager'
Sat, Dec 14 1912 –
Fri, Jul 22 1977
Portrait of Jiří BudínJiří Budín
Jiří Budín was
29 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Makeup & Hair'
Thu, Oct 17 1935 –
Sat, Dec 10 2005
Portrait of Josef ZemanJosef Zeman
Josef Zeman was
36 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Special Effects'
Thu, Jan 12 1928 –
Fri, Oct 27 2000
Portrait of Václav DobešVáclav Dobeš
Václav Dobeš was
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as 'Unit Production Manager'
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Portrait of Zdeněk OstrčilZdeněk Ostrčil
Zdeněk Ostrčil was
35 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Special Effects'
Mon, Feb 04 1929
Portrait of Rudolf HammerRudolf Hammer
Rudolf Hammer was
45 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Makeup & Hair'
Fri, Nov 21 1919 –
Fri, May 28 1999
Portrait of Miloslava ŠmídováMiloslava Šmídová
Miloslava Šmídová was
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as 'Costumer'
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Portrait of Bohumil ParisBohumil Paris
Bohumil Paris was
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as 'Assistant Camera'
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Portrait of Jiří MařasJiří Mařas
Jiří Mařas was
>> in The Jester's Tale
as 'Assistant Production Manager'
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Portrait of Dagmar KrausováDagmar Krausová
Dagmar Krausová was
>> in The Jester's Tale
as 'Costumer'
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Portrait of Bohuslav PikhartBohuslav Pikhart
Bohuslav Pikhart was
38 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Special Effects'
Fri, May 28 1926 –
Tue, May 21 2002
Portrait of Jiří JaškaJiří Jaška
Jiří Jaška was
58 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Costume Design'
Mon, Jan 08 1906 –
Fri, Jan 29 1982
Portrait of Jan ŠtětinaJan Štětina
Jan Štětina was
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as 'Makeup & Hair'
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Portrait of František KrčmářFrantišek Krčmář
František Krčmář was
>> in The Jester's Tale
as 'Special Effects'
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Portrait of Vojtěch PalekVojtěch Palek
Vojtěch Palek was
>> in The Jester's Tale
as 'Set Decoration'
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Portrait of Arnošt KupčíkArnošt Kupčík
Arnošt Kupčík was
>> in The Jester's Tale
as 'Special Effects'
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Portrait of Zdeněk PrchlíkZdeněk Prchlík
Zdeněk Prchlík was
42 in The Jester's Tale
as 'Camera Operator'
Fri, Apr 28 1922
Portrait of Růžena HulínskáRůžena Hulínská
Růžena Hulínská was
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as 'Unit Production Manager'
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