Poster of The Joke

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: Friday, February 28 1969
55 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Josef SomrJosef Somr
Josef Somr was
34 in The Joke
as 'Ludvik Jahn'.
Sun, Apr 15 1934 –
Sun, Oct 16 2022
Portrait of Jana DítětováJana Dítětová
Jana Dítětová was
42 in The Joke
as 'Helena Zemánková'.
Thu, Oct 07 1926 –
Sat, Nov 09 1991
Portrait of Luděk MunzarLuděk Munzar
Luděk Munzar was
35 in The Joke
as 'Pavel Zemánek'.
Mon, Mar 20 1933 –
Sat, Jan 26 2019
Portrait of Jaroslava ObermaierováJaroslava Obermaierová
Jaroslava Obermaierová was
22 in The Joke
as 'Marketa'.
Wed, Apr 10 1946
Portrait of Evald SchormEvald Schorm
Evald Schorm was
37 in The Joke
as 'Kostka'.
Tue, Dec 15 1931 –
Wed, Dec 14 1988
Portrait of Milan SvrčinaMilan Svrčina
Milan Svrčina was
>> in The Joke
as 'Jaroslav'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Miloš RejchrtMiloš Rejchrt
Miloš Rejchrt was
>> in The Joke
as 'Alexej'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Věra KřesadlováVěra Křesadlová
Věra Křesadlová was
25 in The Joke
as 'Věra'.
Mon, Feb 28 1944
Portrait of Jaromír HanzlíkJaromír Hanzlík
Jaromír Hanzlík was
21 in The Joke
as 'Lieutenant'.
Mon, Feb 16 1948
Portrait of Michal PavlataMichal Pavlata
Michal Pavlata was
23 in The Joke
as 'Jindra'.
Sun, Jul 15 1945 –
Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Jiří SýkoraJiří Sýkora
Jiří Sýkora was
35 in The Joke
Wed, Oct 18 1933 –
Fri, Jun 27 1997
Portrait of Michal KnapčíkMichal Knapčík
Michal Knapčík was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiří CimickýJiří Cimický
Jiří Cimický was
36 in The Joke
Mon, Jun 27 1932 –
Tue, Dec 19 1995
Portrait of Emil HaluškaEmil Haluška
Emil Haluška was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Josef Žluťák HrubýJosef Žluťák Hrubý
Josef Žluťák Hrubý was
25 in The Joke
Thu, Dec 02 1943 –
Tue, Apr 28 2015
Portrait of Jiří ŠtíbrJiří Štíbr
Jiří Štíbr was
31 in The Joke
Wed, May 19 1937
Portrait of Stanislav LiteraStanislav Litera
Stanislav Litera was
37 in The Joke
Thu, Jun 11 1931 –
Sun, Sep 21 2003
Portrait of Václav SvěrákVáclav Svěrák
Václav Svěrák was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan SvobodaJan Svoboda
Jan Svoboda was
28 in The Joke
Thu, Sep 12 1940 –
Fri, Dec 06 2019
Portrait of Dušan TrančíkDušan Trančík
Dušan Trančík was
22 in The Joke
Tue, Nov 26 1946
Portrait of Rostislav VolfRostislav Volf
Rostislav Volf was
33 in The Joke
Tue, Mar 26 1935
Portrait of Lenka TermerováLenka Termerová
Lenka Termerová was
21 in The Joke
Sat, Jul 12 1947
Portrait of Ferdinand ŠnajberkFerdinand Šnajberk
Ferdinand Šnajberk was
55 in The Joke
Mon, Apr 28 1913
Portrait of Jaroslav BlažekJaroslav Blažek
Jaroslav Blažek was
60 in The Joke
Thu, Jul 09 1908 –
Fri, Jan 01 1971
Portrait of Manuela GogolováManuela Gogolová
Manuela Gogolová was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Svatopluk BimkaSvatopluk Bimka
Svatopluk Bimka was
32 in The Joke
as 'Clarinetist'.
Fri, Nov 06 1936 –
Sun, Apr 05 2020
Portrait of František VyhlídFrantišek Vyhlíd
František Vyhlíd was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Horymír SušicHorymír Sušic
Horymír Sušic was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jaroslav ČechJaroslav Čech
Jaroslav Čech was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Karel PiškytlKarel Piškytl
Karel Piškytl was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lubomír SvatošLubomír Svatoš
Lubomír Svatoš was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan NyklJan Nykl
Jan Nykl was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jarin StaněkJarin Staněk
Jarin Staněk was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Petr HrobařPetr Hrobař
Petr Hrobař was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Josef VrzalaJosef Vrzala
Josef Vrzala was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Josef AnderleJosef Anderle
Josef Anderle was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan VančuraJan Vančura
Jan Vančura was
21 in The Joke
Fri, Apr 04 1947
Portrait of Milan BajzaMilan Bajza
Milan Bajza was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vlastimil ChejnVlastimil Chejn
Vlastimil Chejn was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk KopalZdeněk Kopal
Zdeněk Kopal was
25 in The Joke
Sun, Nov 21 1943
Portrait of Karel KryškaKarel Kryška
Karel Kryška was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk LipovčanZdeněk Lipovčan
Zdeněk Lipovčan was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Antonín MálekAntonín Málek
Antonín Málek was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Petr PelzerPetr Pelzer
Petr Pelzer was
27 in The Joke
Thu, May 01 1941 –
Tue, Jul 04 2017
Portrait of Josef SlavíkJosef Slavík
Josef Slavík was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tomáš ŠkrdlantTomáš Škrdlant
Tomáš Škrdlant was
25 in The Joke
Wed, Aug 25 1943
Portrait of Zdeněk KulhánekZdeněk Kulhánek
Zdeněk Kulhánek was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Miroslav SoučekMiroslav Souček
Miroslav Souček was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimír DrhaVladimír Drha
Vladimír Drha was
24 in The Joke
Sun, May 07 1944 –
Wed, Jun 21 2017
Portrait of Vincenc MoštěkVincenc Moštěk
Vincenc Moštěk was
>> in The Joke
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bohuslav ČápBohuslav Čáp
Bohuslav Čáp was
43 in The Joke
as 'Jaroslav (voice)'.
Mon, Oct 26 1925 –
Wed, Jun 11 1997
Portrait of Iva JanžurováIva Janžurová
Iva Janžurová was
27 in The Joke
as 'Věra (voice)'.
Mon, May 19 1941
Portrait of Jaroslav SatoranskýJaroslav Satoranský
Jaroslav Satoranský was
29 in The Joke
as 'Clarinetist (voice)'.
Sun, Dec 17 1939
Portrait of Vlasta JelínkováVlasta Jelínková
Vlasta Jelínková was
64 in The Joke
as 'Old Woman (voice)'.
Mon, Oct 31 1904 –
Wed, Oct 26 1988
Portrait of Jana AndresíkováJana Andresíková
Jana Andresíková was
27 in The Joke
as 'Broadcast (voice)'.
Wed, Apr 02 1941 –
Mon, Oct 19 2020
Portrait of Vladimír ČechVladimír Čech
Vladimír Čech was
52 in The Joke
as 'Voice (voice)'.
Thu, Sep 21 1916 –
Mon, Dec 24 1990
Portrait of Milan FriedlMilan Friedl
Milan Friedl was
37 in The Joke
as 'Voice (voice)'.
Fri, Mar 13 1931 –
Fri, Oct 02 2009

Crew

Portrait of Jaromil JirešJaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš was
33 in The Joke
as 'Screenplay, Director'
Tue, Dec 10 1935 –
Wed, Oct 24 2001
Portrait of Ivana SkabranskáIvana Skabranská
Ivana Skabranská was
>> in The Joke
as 'Assistant Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eliška ŠtíbrováEliška Štíbrová
Eliška Štíbrová was
26 in The Joke
as 'Assistant Director'
Fri, Jan 01 1943
Portrait of Dagmar ŠvejdovaDagmar Švejdova
Dagmar Švejdova was
>> in The Joke
as 'Assistant Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimír DrhaVladimír Drha
Vladimír Drha was
24 in The Joke
as 'First Assistant Director'
Sun, May 07 1944 –
Wed, Jun 21 2017
Portrait of Jan ČuříkJan Čuřík
Jan Čuřík was
44 in The Joke
as 'Director of Photography'
Sat, Nov 01 1924 –
Wed, Dec 04 1996
Portrait of Milan KunderaMilan Kundera
Milan Kundera was
39 in The Joke
as 'Novel, Screenplay'
Mon, Apr 01 1929 –
Tue, Jul 11 2023
Portrait of Bohumil ŠmídaBohumil Šmída
Bohumil Šmída was
55 in The Joke
as 'Executive Producer'
Fri, Jan 16 1914 –
Mon, Mar 06 1989
Portrait of Ladislav FikarLadislav Fikar
Ladislav Fikar was
48 in The Joke
as 'Creative Producer'
Tue, Jun 29 1920 –
Sat, Jul 12 1975
Portrait of Josef ValušiakJosef Valušiak
Josef Valušiak was
34 in The Joke
as 'Editor'
Sun, Dec 16 1934
Portrait of Milada MalínskáMilada Malínská
Milada Malínská was
>> in The Joke
as 'Assistant Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie TillerováMarie Tillerová
Marie Tillerová was
>> in The Joke
as 'Assistant Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk PololáníkZdeněk Pololáník
Zdeněk Pololáník was
33 in The Joke
as 'Original Music Composer'
Fri, Oct 25 1935 –
Mon, Aug 12 2024
Portrait of Helena AnýžováHelena Anýžová
Helena Anýžová was
32 in The Joke
as 'Costume Design'
Fri, Aug 21 1936 –
Sun, Aug 23 2015
Portrait of Rudolf BunešRudolf Buneš
Rudolf Buneš was
>> in The Joke
as 'Makeup & Hair'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nita RomanečováNita Romanečová
Nita Romanečová was
>> in The Joke
as 'Costumer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan KudělaJan Kuděla
Jan Kuděla was
27 in The Joke
as 'Still Photographer'
Tue, Jul 29 1941
Portrait of Miloš StejskalMiloš Stejskal
Miloš Stejskal was
40 in The Joke
as 'Production Manager'
Sun, Apr 08 1928 –
Fri, Apr 15 2011
Portrait of Leoš KarenLeoš Karen
Leoš Karen was
41 in The Joke
as 'Production Design'
Sun, Mar 20 1927 –
Fri, Jul 06 2012
Portrait of Stanislav PetřekStanislav Petřek
Stanislav Petřek was
40 in The Joke
as 'Makeup & Hair'
Sun, Aug 12 1928 –
Mon, Sep 26 1994
Portrait of Ladislav WinkelhöferLadislav Winkelhöfer
Ladislav Winkelhöfer was
>> in The Joke
as 'Set Decoration'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Karel KracíkKarel Kracík
Karel Kracík was
>> in The Joke
as 'Set Decoration'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiří PolákJiří Polák
Jiří Polák was
>> in The Joke
as 'Camera Operator'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdena ŠnajdarováZdena Šnajdarová
Zdena Šnajdarová was
>> in The Joke
as 'Costumer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk BláhaZdeněk Bláha
Zdeněk Bláha was
39 in The Joke
as 'Dramaturgy'
Fri, Dec 27 1929
Portrait of Adam KajzarAdam Kajzar
Adam Kajzar was
41 in The Joke
as 'Sound'
Fri, Aug 26 1927 –
Thu, Oct 23 2014
Portrait of Vladimír JežekVladimír Ježek
Vladimír Ježek was
26 in The Joke
as 'Set Decoration'
Tue, Mar 17 1942
Portrait of Renée LaveckáRenée Lavecká
Renée Lavecká was
33 in The Joke
as 'Unit Production Manager'
Mon, Apr 29 1935 –
Mon, Mar 21 2005
Portrait of Anna VolšičkováAnna Volšičková
Anna Volšičková was
>> in The Joke
as 'Makeup & Hair'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Naděžda PtáčkováNaděžda Ptáčková
Naděžda Ptáčková was
>> in The Joke
as 'Costumer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Antonín SuchánekAntonín Suchánek
Antonín Suchánek was
>> in The Joke
as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiří HolečekJiří Holeček
Jiří Holeček was
>> in The Joke
as 'Unit Production Manager'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stanislav ŠťastnýStanislav Šťastný
Stanislav Šťastný was
22 in The Joke
as 'Assistant Camera'
Wed, Jul 17 1946
Portrait of Jana CísařováJana Císařová
Jana Císařová was
>> in The Joke
as 'Clapper Loader'
Unknown Birthday