View Item - FM-J006-1968

Language:
Other
Category:
Drama
Duration:
80 minutes
Catalog Num:
FM-J006-1968
Title:
The Joke
Item Type:
Video
Medium:
DVD
Program:
F&MS

Reserved:
No
Status:
Available

A man who has been drummed out of the Communist Party for telling a joke seeks revenge by seducing the wife of a prominent official. He is sent to be rehabilitated but believes the party has fallen victim to insiders who pay lip service to communal society virtues but are only out for themselves. What started out as a humorous interlude ends up with the man feeling demoralized and betrayed by the organization he had given his all to support. Director: Jaromil Jires. Actors: Josef Somr, Jaroslava Obermaierova, Jana Ditetova, Jaromir Hanzlik, Vera Kresadlova, Ludek Munzar, Evald Schorm. Black and White. Country: Czech. Subtitled.

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