The Emperor and the Golem
1951
Directed by Martin Frič
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The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.
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- Director
- Martin Frič
- Written by
- Jan Werich, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Krejčík, Martin Frič
- Composer
- Julius Kalaš
- Cinematographer
- Jan Stallich
- Editor
- Jan Kohout
- Origin country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Language
- Czech
- Also known as
- The Emperor's Baker (Return of the Golem), The Emperor's Baker and the Golem
- TMDB
- 7.0/10 (48 votes)
- IMDb
- 8.0/10 (1,524 votes)
Cast
Jan Werich
Emperor Rudolf II / Matheus Kotrba, The Baker
Nataša Gollová
Katerina aka Sirael
Jiří Plachý
Edward Kelley
František Černý
Hieroným Alessandro Scotta, alchemist
Marie Vášová
Countess Katharina Strada
Bohuš Záhorský
Lang
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Marshal Russworm
František Filipovský
Court Astrologer
Václav Trégl
The Emperor's Servant
Vladimír Leraus
Hungarian Delegate
Miloš Nedbal
Court Physician
Bohuš Hradil
Tycho de Brahe
František Holar
Captain of the Guard
Vladimír Řepa
Lubomír Lipský
An Alchemist
Theodor Pištěk
Bohumil Bezouška
Artist Hans von Aachen
Felix le Breux
Crew
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