Bláznova kronika (1964)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Karel Zeman

Writers:

Pavel Jurácek (screenplay)
Radovan Krátky (writer)

Release Date:

18 December 1964 (Czechoslovakia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Part Animation | Thirty Years War | Part Live Action | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Petr Kostka	...	Petr
Emília Vásáryová	...	Lenka
Miroslav Holub	...	Matej
Karel Effa	...	Varga
Valentina Thielová	...	Komtesa Veronika
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josef Haukvic	...	Císarský musketýr
Jirí Holý	...	Spanelský dustojník
Eduard Kohout	...	Hrabe
Frantisek Kovárík	...	Sasek
Vladimír Mensík	...	Dvorní malír
Cestmír Randa	...	Vachtmajstr
Eva Senková	...	Countess

Also Known As:

Dva musketýri (Czechoslovakia: Czech title)
The Jester's Tale (International: English title)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-8

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Hradcany, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Filmové Studio Barrandov

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To make one thing clear: all Zeman films are great! I saw them many years ago as a child and now, 25 years later, I had the luck to see them all again. They are still as good as in my memories. OK, the technical standards have moved forward since then, but good stories and fanciful images have their advantages and will be honored by today's unbiasedly viewers too. I watched another Zeman film ("Journey to the Beginning of Time") recently with my son (6 years old) - and he was excited! "The Jester's Tale" is nearly as good as all the other Zeman classics (although it can't quite reach my all-time classics "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne", "Journey to the Beginning of Time" and "Stolen Airship"). If you have the possibility to watch these films again - do it, they are worth it!