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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1964-12-18
Runtime: 82 mins
Director: Karel Zeman
Spoken language: Český
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, History
Original title: The Jester's Tale
Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries: Czechoslovakia

Petr Kostka

Miloslav Holub

Emília Vášáryová

Valentina Thielová

Eduard Kohout

Vladimír Menšík

Čestmír Řanda

Karel Effa

Eva Šenková

Jiří Holý

Josef Haukvic

František Kovářík

Ota Žebrák

Václav Švec