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The Jester's Tale
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. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.
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82 min
Release
1964-12-18
Cast
Petr Kostka
as Petr
Miloslav Holub
as Matěj
Emília Vášáryová
as Lenka
Valentina Thielová
as Countess Veronika
Eduard Kohout
as Count
Vladimír Menšík
as Court Painter
Čestmír Řanda
as Watchman
Karel Effa
as Captain Varga
Eva Šenková
as Countess (Veronika's Mother)
Jiří Holý
as Spanish OfficerJosef Haukvic
as Imperial Musketeer
František Kovářík
as JesterOta Žebrák
Václav Švec
Olga Schoberová
Martin Raus
Milan Neděla
Míla Myslíková
Ladislav Gzela
Alois Dvorský
Vítězslav Černý
Zdeněk Braunschläger
Stanislav Ebens
Otakar Moučka
Marie Hübschová
Zdeňka Balounová
Olga Světelská
Miriam Kantorková
O. Nosková
Lubomír Bryg
Jaroslav Klenot
Jiří Lanský
Ludvík Wolf
Karel Engel
Evelyn Opela
Alois Müller
Jan Libíček
as Wagon-recruiterVladimír Linka
Jiří Lukeš
Milan Kindl
Božena Köhlerová
O. Kulčycká
Oldřich Stodola
Vladimír Navrátil
Otto Ohnesorg
Miloslav Šindler
Václav Podhorský
Jindřich Poledňa
Jiří Šindelář
Pavel Robin
Zdeněk Skalický
Antonín Soukup
Zdeněk Týle
Miloslav Průša
Ilja Černohorský
J. Černohorský
K. Palivec
V. Nádvorník
Zdeněk Vašek
Gustav Vondráček
Ladislav Zápotocký
Jiří Zach
Ervín Zolar
Bohuslav Kupšovský
František Smolík
as Jester (voice)Director
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