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Jester's Tale (A) AKA Bláznova kronika AKA War of the Fools (1964)
Following the adventures of a plooughboy and a mercenary on the battlefields of the Thirty Years' War of 1618 - 1648.Director: Karel Zeman
OVERALL: Draw-
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Subtitles:Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish (overdub) Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Liner Notes Booklet by Ian Hadyn Smith
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
Documentary "Without a Passport and Without a Visa from KUDLOVÁ in San Francisco" (15:13)
Radio Ad (0:26)
About the DVD
About Filmexport Home Video (3 pages, in English)
About the National Film Archive (2 pages, in Czech and English)
The "Golden Collection" on DVD (7 pages, in English)
Other Films Available (6 pages, in English)
DISC TWO
Interviews:
- actor Petr Kostka (6:17)
- actress Valentina Thielova (11:06)
- actress Emilia Vášáryová (5:15)
- actress Miriam Kantorková (3:46)
- Ladislav Kachtík, former director of Czechoslovak Filmexport Prague (9:29)
- author Ludmila Zemanova (9:46)
- Zdeněk Ostrčil, an employee of Zlín Film Studios (6:54)
- Jiri Kubicek, a professor at the Animated Film Department at FAMU (12:57)
Galleries:
- Awards and International Promotion (3:12)
- Film Stills (4:35)
- Karel Zeman's Art Concepts (3:23)
- Trick scenes (2:27)
Biographies and Filmographies (in English):
- writer/director Karel Zeman (18 pages)
- writer Juráček Pavel (4 pages)
- cinematographer Huňka Václav (6 pages)
- composer Jan Novák (5 pages)
- actor Petr Kostka (6 pages)
- actor Miloslav Holub (4 pages)
- actress Emilia Vášáryová (5 pages)
- actress Valentina Thielova (7 pages)
- actor Karel Effa (8 pages)
- actor Vladimír Menšík (11 pages)
Bibliography (2 pages, in English)
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Subtitles:English and Czech SDH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras have no English subtitles unless noted.
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Extras:Introduction by Karel Zeman (Japanese text)
Introduction to Film (Japanese text)
Short film "Pan Prokouk, Inventor" (9:38, in Czech with Japanese subtitles)
Karel Zeman Profile and Biography (Japanese text)
Trailer for DVD collector's box Karel Zeman (2:26, in Japanese) -
Subtitles:Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.80:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the Karel Zeman box set with "Journey to the Beginning", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "The Comet", "The Tale of John and Marie", "A Thousand and One Nights", and "The Treasure of Bird Island"
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OVERALL: Draw
The Czech and UK releases are English-friendly, but the Czech release features substantially more extras (although only a few text-based ones are English-friendly).
Japanese, Czech, and Polish found HERE.
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CUTS:
- R0 Poland- MTJ Film - No cuts (81:22 PAL)
- R0 United Kingdom- Second Run - No cuts (81:09 PAL)
- R2 Czech Republic- Filmexport Home Video - No cuts (81:13 PAL)
- R2 Japan- Broadway, Inc. - No cuts (84:36 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 27/08/14
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 03/10/19UPDATE LOG:
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