The Joke

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.

Director: Jaromil Jireš

Cast

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