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In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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Audiences 71GoodWatch 68
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −23 min on the typical 100
typical 10077Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 75 countries
+65Released
1969
February 28, 1969
57 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Czech
Original language
Made in
XC
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more18 people
- Josef SomrLudvik Jahn
- Jana DítětováHelena Zemánková
- Luděk MunzarPavel Zemánek
- Jaroslava ObermaierováMarketa
- Evald SchormKostka
- MSMilan SvrčinaJaroslav
- MRMiloš RejchrtAlexej
- Věra KřesadlováVěra
- Jaromír HanzlíkLieutenant
- Michal PavlataJindra
- SBSvatopluk BimkaClarinetist
Bohuslav ČápJaroslav (voice)
Iva JanžurováVěra (voice)
Jaroslav SatoranskýClarinetist (voice)- VJVlasta JelínkováOld Woman (voice)
Jana AndresíkováBroadcast (voice)- VČVladimír ČechVoice (voice)
- MFMilan FriedlVoice (voice)
Directing · 5
- Jaromil Jireš Director, Screenplay
- Vladimír Drha First Assistant Director
- Dagmar Švejdova Assistant Director
- Ivana Skabranská Assistant Director
- Eliška Štíbrová Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Milan Kundera Screenplay, Novel
- Ladislav Fikar Creative Producer
Production · 5
- Bohumil Šmída Executive Producer
- Antonín Suchánek Assistant Production Manager
- Renée Lavecká Unit Production Manager
- Jiří Holeček Unit Production Manager
- Miloš Stejskal Production Manager
Camera · 5
- Jan Čuřík Director of Photography
- Jana Císařová Clapper Loader
- Jan Kuděla Still Photographer
- Stanislav Šťastný Assistant Camera
- Jiří Polák Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Josef Valušiak Editor
- Milada Malínská Assistant Editor
- Marie Tillerová Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Zdeněk Pololáník Original Music Composer
- Adam Kajzar Sound
Art · 4
- Leoš Karen Production Design
- Vladimír Ježek Set Decoration
- Karel Kracík Set Decoration
- Ladislav Winkelhöfer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Helena Anýžová Costume Design
- Anna Volšičková Makeup & Hair
- Rudolf Buneš Makeup & Hair
- Stanislav Petřek Makeup & Hair
- Nita Romanečová Costumer
- Zdena Šnajdarová Costumer
Other crew · 1
- Zdeněk Bláha Dramaturgy
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