The Jester's Supper (Italian: La cena delle beffe) is a 1942 Italian historical film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Osvaldo Valenti and Clara Calamai.

[1] It was based on a play of the same title by Sem Benelli, which had later been turned into an opera by Umberto Giordano.

Like the play, the film is set in the 15th century Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent and portrays a rivalry that leads to a series of increasingly violent practical jokes.

Amedeo Nazzari, the leading Italian star of the decade, was cast strongly against type.

[2] A popular catchphrase associated with Nazzari originated in the film: "a plague on anyone who refuses to drink with me!