---
title: 'A Jester''s Tale (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Zeman'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-jesters-tale-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057894/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Jester's Tale (1964)

1964 · 80 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, History · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Bláznova kronika

## Synopsis

A Jester's Tale is a 1964 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman. Described by Zeman as a "pseudo-historical" film, it is an anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman)
- **Screenplay:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman), [Pavel Juráček](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-juracek)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jan Novák](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-novak-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Václav Huňka](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-hunka), [Zdeněk Prchlík](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-prchlik)
- **Editor:** [Miroslav Hájek](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-hajek)

## Cast

- [Alois Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-muller)
- [Zdeněk Skalický](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-skalicky)
- [Zdenek Týle](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-tyle)
- [Miloslav Šindler](https://cinepixo.com/people/miloslav-sindler)
- [Ervín Zolar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ervin-zolar)
- [Vladimír Navrátil](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-navratil)
- [I. Černohorský](https://cinepixo.com/people/i-cernohorsky)
- [Pavel Robin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-robin)
- [Milan Neděla](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-nedela)
- [Marie Hübschova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-hubschova)
- [Olga Svetelská](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-svetelska)
- [Antonín Soukup](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonin-soukup)
- [Valentina Thielová](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-thielova)
- [K. Palivec](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-palivec)
- [Jaroslav Klenot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-klenot)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-jesters-tale-1964
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3563514); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.