French playing cards English pattern, based on the extinct Rouennais pattern, is the most well known pattern in the world. Note that patterns do not factor in Jokers as they are a very recent addition which leads to every manufacturer making their own trademarked depiction of this card. Almost all 52-card packs produced in the present will contain at least two jokers unless otherwise noted. The Paris pattern came to dominate in France around 1780 and became known as the . From the 19th century to 1945, the appearance of the cards used for domestic consumption was regulated by the French government. All
The Jokers shot in a number of London locations for nine weeks in the summer of 1966. Filming started 23 June 1966. "The New York Times" wrote, "ANOTHER of those wonderfully eccentric British crime comedies, to compare with such whoppers as "The League of Gentlemen," "Private's Progress" and "The Lavender Hill Mob," has popped up in Universal's "The Jokers," which came to the Sutton yesterday. And right away its young director, Michael Winner, justifies his name." The Jokers The Jokers is a 1967 British comedy film written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and directed by Michael Winner. The film stars