The Emperor and the Drummer

The Emperor and the Drummer

70 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 29, 1998

A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in disguise in order to find out how his vassals live. On one of these 'trips' he meets a drummer returning home from his stint in the army. They live through various adventures together, meeting bandits as well as human foolishness and perfidiousness which almost leads them to the scaffold.

The Emperor and the Drummer

70 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 29, 1998

The Emperor and the Drummer
A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in disguise in order to find out how his vassals live. On one of these 'trips' he meets a drummer returning home from his stint in the army. They live through various adventures together, meeting bandits as well as human foolishness and perfidiousness which almost leads them to the scaffold.
Producers Česká televize
Original title Císař a tambor
Directors Václav Křístek
Writers Václav Křístek

Cast

Ondřej Vetchý

as Císař Maxmilián

Petr Rajchert

as Tambor

Anna Veselá

as Ančička

Ján Sedal

as Ras

Vladimír Čapka

as Vrchní správce

Jan Skopeček

as Leopold

Lubomír Kostelka

as Hrabě

Patricie Padillová

as Císařovna

Veronika Forejtová

as Komorná Veronika

Norbert Lichý

as Náčelník loupežníků

František Řehák

as Hostinský

Arnošt Goldflam

as Turecký vyslanec

Jan Vondráček

as Tlumočník

Cyril Drozda

as Nádherný pacholek

Vladimír Polák

as Vrchní strážný

Nikos Engonidis

as Loupežník