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
Network & Production Companies
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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This Movie Is About.
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)
Karel Zeman
Screenplay / Director / Story
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Pavel Juráček
Screenplay
Václav Nývlt
Dramaturgy
Jiří Budín
Makeup & Hair
Václav Huňka
Director of Photography
Miloslava Šmídová
Costumer
Dagmar Krausová
Costumer
Bohuslav Pikhart
Special Effects
Radovan Krátký
Screenplay
Jiří Jaška
Costume Design
Jan Štětina
Makeup & Hair
František Belfín
Conductor
Bohumil Paris
Assistant Camera
Zdeněk Ostrčil
Special Effects
Zdeněk Rozkopal
Production Design
Rudolf Hammer
Makeup & Hair
Josef Zeman
Special Effects
Roman Hloch
Sound
Luboš Ogoun
Choreographer
Ludvík Kundera
Lyricist
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Josef Dvořák
Set Decoration
František Krčmář
Special Effects
Josef Ouzký
Production Manager
Bohumil Brejcha
First Assistant Director
Vojtěch Palek
Set Decoration
Arnošt Kupčík
Special Effects
Eliška Doubková
Assistant Director
Zdeněk Prchlík
Camera Operator
Jana Rozbrojová
Assistant Director
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
Václav Podhorský
Jindřich Poledňa
Jiří Šindelář
Pavel Robin
Zdeněk Skalický
Miloslav Šindler
Otto Ohnesorg
Milan Kindl
Miriam Kantorková
Lubomír Bryg
Antonín Soukup
Zdeněk Týle
Miloslav Průša
Ilja Černohorský
Marie Hübschová
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
Božena Köhlerová
Alois Müller
Evelyn Opela
Jiří Lanský
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 1964
Original NameBláznova kronika
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Genres
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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