The Jester's Tale
1964 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 553 VOTES · DIR. Karel Zeman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 585 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 FILMEXPORT HOME VIDEO Presents
00:02:25 shall be praised by many a rhyme
00:05:43 If it weren't for us, you'd be a peasant to your dying day.
00:08:37 Untie him!
00:12:17 To what land have you feet taken you?
00:17:08 Shame on you for robbing an old soldier like me!
00:20:26 I can see that.
00:23:09 Dinner! We'll feast!
00:27:16 Come and pick something.
00:31:11 turns a thief and villain
00:32:49 And he will stay there until envoys with ransom come.
00:35:30 It is a work of art.
00:40:30 The pride of our kitchen.
00:44:21 I personally put great emphasis on the coat.
00:46:22 Otherwise, though, they are dumb as geese, my lady.
00:48:28 A peasant.
00:54:48 The enemy is on the walls!
00:59:02 Come to think of it, shouldn't we apologize to the margrave for the alarm?
01:02:09 The emperor's envoy.
01:06:13 Show him what you can!
01:09:23 That's treason. They will pay...
01:12:36 Open the gates!
01:17:47 How is it going?
01:24:31 The End
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed585
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:24:31
Production Record
DirectorKarel Zeman
LanguageCS
IMDb votes553