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.
| Title | The Joke |
|---|---|
| Year | 1969 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Studio | Filmové studio Barrandov |
| Cast | Josef Somr, Jana Dítětová, Luděk Munzar, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Evald Schorm, Milan Svrčina |
| Crew | Jaromil Jireš (Director), Milan Kundera (Novel), Jaromil Jireš (Screenplay), Milan Kundera (Screenplay), Zdeněk Pololáník (Original Music Composer), Josef Valušiak (Editor) |
| Keyword | adultery, based on novel or book, politics, restaurant, postcard, revenge, memory, pickaxe, hard labor, communist party, voted out, expulsion |
| Release | Feb 28, 1969 |
| Runtime | 77 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 38 users |
| Popularity | 5 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | Český |
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