The Jester's Tale (1964)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 18, 1964Release Date
The Jester's Tale (1964)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 18, 1964Release Date
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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. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.
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Cast & Crew.
Petr Kostka
Petr
Miloslav Holub
Matěj
Emília Vášáryová
Lenka
Valentina Thielová
Countess Veronika
Eduard Kohout
Count
Vladimír Menšík
Court Painter
Čestmír Řanda
Watchman
Karel Effa
Captain Varga
Eva Šenková
Countess (Veronika's Mother)
Jiří Holý
Spanish Officer
Josef Haukvic
Imperial Musketeer
František Kovářík
Jester
Jan Libíček
Wagon-recruiter
František Smolík
Jester (voice)
Růžena Hulínská
Unit Production Manager
Václav Dobeš
Unit Production Manager
Jiří Mařas
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Novák
Original Music Composer
Ladislav Fikar
Creative Producer
Bohumil Šmída
Executive Producer
Karel Zeman
Director / Screenplay / Story
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Pavel Juráček
Screenplay
Bohumil Brejcha
First Assistant Director
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Eliška Doubková
Assistant Director
Jana Rozbrojová
Assistant Director
Radovan Krátký
Screenplay
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Václav Huňka
Director of Photography
Zdeněk Prchlík
Camera Operator
Bohumil Paris
Assistant Camera
Zdeněk Rozkopal
Production Design
Josef Dvořák
Set Decoration
Vojtěch Palek
Set Decoration
Jiří Jaška
Costume Design
Miloslava Šmídová
Costumer
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
Rudolf Hammer
Makeup & Hair
Jan Štětina
Makeup & Hair
Jiří Budín
Makeup & Hair
Roman Hloch
Sound
Arnošt Kupčík
Special Effects
František Krčmář
Special Effects
Bohuslav Pikhart
Special Effects
Zdeněk Ostrčil
Special Effects
Josef Zeman
Special Effects
Josef Ouzký
Production Manager
František Belfín
Conductor
Luboš Ogoun
Choreographer
Ludvík Kundera
Lyricist
Lubomír Bryg
Antonín Soukup
Zdeněk Týle
Miloslav Průša
Ilja Černohorský
Marie Hübschová
Miriam Kantorková
Milan Kindl
Otto Ohnesorg
Miloslav Šindler
Václav Podhorský
Jindřich Poledňa
Jiří Šindelář
Pavel Robin
Zdeněk Skalický
Ota Žebrák
Jiří Lukeš
Vladimír Linka
Jaroslav Klenot
O. Nosková
Zdeňka Balounová
Bohuslav Kupšovský
Ervín Zolar
Jiří Zach
Ladislav Zápotocký
V. Nádvorník
K. Palivec
Vladimír Navrátil
Oldřich Stodola
O. Kulčycká
Olga Světelská
Otakar Moučka
Stanislav Ebens
Alois Dvorský
Božena Köhlerová
Alois Müller
Evelyn Opela
Jiří Lanský
Gustav Vondráček
Zdeněk Vašek
J. Černohorský
Ladislav Gzela
Míla Myslíková
Milan Neděla
Martin Raus
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 1964
Original NameBláznova kronika
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
anti war
Wiki.
A Jester's Tale (Czech: Bláznova kronika) is a 1964 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman. Described by Zeman as a "pseudo-historical" film, it is an anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.
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