The Jester's Tale (1964)

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.

Released Dec. 18, 1964 82 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, History

Keywords: tmdb.anti-war, imdb.psychotronic-film, imdb.central-europe, imdb.period-piece, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.czech-fantasy, imdb.czech-psychotronic-film + 9 more, imdb.european-psychotronic-film, imdb.thirty-years-war, imdb.part-live-action, imdb.part-animated, imdb.actor-shares-first-name-with-character, aspectratio.1-37-1, aspectratio.1-66-1, imdb.costume-drama, imdb.period-drama