The Jester's Tale (1964)

Summary

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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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 Officer
Josef Haukvic

as Imperial Musketeer
František Kovářík

as Jester
Ota Žebrák

as
Václav Švec

as
Olga Schoberová

as
Martin Raus

as
Milan Neděla

as
Míla Myslíková

as
Ladislav Gzela

as
Alois Dvorský

as
Vítězslav Černý

as
Zdeněk Braunschläger

as
Stanislav Ebens

as
Otakar Moučka

as
Marie Hübschová

as
Zdeňka Balounová

as
Olga Světelská

as
Miriam Kantorková

as
O. Nosková

as
Lubomír Bryg

as
Jaroslav Klenot

as
Jiří Lanský

as
Ludvík Wolf

as
Karel Engel

as
Evelyn Opela

as
Alois Müller

as
Jan Libíček

as Wagon-recruiter
Vladimír Linka

as
Jiří Lukeš

as
Milan Kindl

as
Božena Köhlerová

as
O. Kulčycká

as
Oldřich Stodola

as
Vladimír Navrátil

as
Otto Ohnesorg

as
Miloslav Šindler

as
Václav Podhorský

as
Jindřich Poledňa

as
Jiří Šindelář

as
Pavel Robin

as
Zdeněk Skalický

as
Antonín Soukup

as
Zdeněk Týle

as
Miloslav Průša

as
Ilja Černohorský

as
J. Černohorský

as
K. Palivec

as
V. Nádvorník

as
Zdeněk Vašek

as
Gustav Vondráček

as
Ladislav Zápotocký

as
Jiří Zach

as
Ervín Zolar

as
Bohuslav Kupšovský

as
František Smolík

as Jester (voice)

Editing	Miroslav Hájek	Editor
Writing	Karel Zeman	Screenplay
Directing	Karel Zeman	Director
Writing	Pavel Juráček	Screenplay
Art	Zdeněk Rozkopal	Production Design
Writing	Ludvík Kundera	Lyricist
Costume & Make-Up	Jiří Jaška	Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up	Rudolf Hammer	Makeup & Hair
Sound	Roman Hloch	Sound
Crew	Arnošt Kupčík	Special Effects
Crew	Josef Zeman	Special Effects
Production	Josef Ouzký	Production Manager
Art	Vojtěch Palek	Set Decoration
Writing	Karel Zeman	Story
Costume & Make-Up	Jan Štětina	Makeup & Hair
Crew	Bohuslav Pikhart	Special Effects
Directing	Bohumil Brejcha	First Assistant Director
Sound	František Belfín	Conductor
Directing	Eliška Doubková	Assistant Director
Writing	Radovan Krátký	Screenplay
Crew	Václav Nývlt	Dramaturgy
Art	Josef Dvořák	Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up	Dagmar Krausová	Costumer
Costume & Make-Up	Jiří Budín	Makeup & Hair
Crew	František Krčmář	Special Effects
Crew	Zdeněk Ostrčil	Special Effects
Directing	Jana Rozbrojová	Assistant Director
Camera	Václav Huňka	Director of Photography
Camera	Zdeněk Prchlík	Camera Operator
Camera	Bohumil Paris	Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up	Miloslava Šmídová	Costumer
Crew	Luboš Ogoun	Choreographer
Directing	Miroslav Kubišta	First Assistant Director
Production	Růžena Hulínská	Unit Production Manager
Production	Václav Dobeš	Unit Production Manager
Production	Jiří Mařas	Assistant Production Manager
Sound	Jan Novák	Original Music Composer
Writing	Ladislav Fikar	Creative Producer
Production	Bohumil Šmída	Executive Producer

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