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The Jester's Tale(Movie, 1964)

Original title: "Bláznova kronika" (Czech/CS)
1h 22min | Genres: Adventure, History, Comedy
The Jester's TaleRating: 3.9/5 (with 66 votes)
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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About The Jester's Tale

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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Additional Information

Production country: Czechoslovakia
Original language: Czech (CS)
Spoken languages: Czech (CS)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/18/1964
Cast: Petr Kostka, Emília Vášáryová, Miloslav Holub, Valentina Thielová, Karel Effa, Eva Šenková, Eduard Kohout, Vladimír Menšík, Čestmír Řanda, Jiří Holý, František Kovářík, Olga Schoberová, Milan Neděla, Míla Myslíková, Alois Dvorský, Zdeněk Braunschläger, Miriam Kantorková, Karel Engel, Jan Libíček, František Smolík, Evelyn Opela, Martin Artur Raus, Vladimír Linka, Pavel Robin, Ota Žebrák, Ladislav Gzela, Marie Hübschova, Alois Müller, Antonín Soukup, Vítězslav Černý, Milan Kindl, Otto Ohnesorg, Vladimír Navrátil, Jaroslav Klenot, Ludvík Wolf, Oldrich Stodola, Miloslav Šindler, Ervín Zolar, Václav Podhorský, Zdeněk Skalický, Václav Švec, Josef Haukvic, Lubomír Bryg, Bohuslav Kupšovský, Jiří Zach
Director: Karel Zeman
Film Editor: Miroslav Hájek
Director of Photography: Václav Huňka, Zdeněk Prchlík
Composer: Jan Novák
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"어릿광대 이야기"
"Dwaj muszkieterowie"
"Два мушкетери"
"Dva mušketýři"
Keywords: anti war
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:273134, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024