The Jester's Tale (1964)
Genre : Adventure, History, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 22M
Director : Karel Zeman
Writer : Karel Zeman, Pavel Juráček, Radovan Krátký
Synopsis
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.
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