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The Jester's Tale (1964)
82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Jester's Tale (1964)

82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Karel Zeman's brilliant animation, cowritten with Jurácek: ironic, surreal, following the adventures of a plowboy and a mercenary to the battlefields of the Thirty Years War.

Director

Karel Zeman

Writers

Pavel Jurácek (screenplay) | Radovan Krátky | Frantisek Smolík | Karel Zeman (screenplay)

Composer

Jan Novák

Cinematographers

Václav Hunka | Bohuslav Pikhart

Editor

Miroslav Hájek

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Updated Oct 27, 1964

Release date

Oct 27, 1964 (United States)

Awards

2 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
32 cast members

Name	Known for
Petr Kostka Petr Petr See fewer	Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
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